Greg McElroy Praises Oklahoma and Breaks down Alabama's QB competition | Georgia aims for a 3-peat

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🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Greg McElroy praises Oklahoma and breaks down Alabama's QB competition | Georgia aims for a 3-peat This episode is brought to you by Gametime! Download the Gametime app or go to Gametime.co and use code: STAPLES for $20 off your purchase. Best deals, guaranteed. Terms apply. We begin with some QB news. Auburn has named Michigan State transfer Payton Thorne as the starting QB. Meanwhile, On3's Matt Zenitz is reporting that freshman Jaden Rashada has a chance to win the starting job at Arizona State. (0:00-7:14) Next, ESPN analyst and former Alabama QB Greg McElroy joins to discuss why Oklahoma could be better than everyone expects and what Texas has to do to overcome its underachieving reputation. (7:15-31:23) Greg, who has been through a QB competition at Alabama himself, then breaks down the three candidates competing for the starting job. Will it be Jalen Milroe, Ty Simpson or Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner? (31:24-42:56) Greg gives us his surprise team of the 2023 season with high hopes in the Wisconsin Badgers (42:57-49:08) Later, Jake Rowe of On3's Dawgs HQ provides some intel from Georgia camp. Can Carson Beck hold off Brock Vandagriff at QB? Which receiver will emerge as a top target alongside tight end Brock Bowers? Which defensive lineman will be the next household name? (51:09-1:08:33) Andy's Extra Point is on Florida State transfer Darrell Jackson, who has been deemed ineligible by the NCAA due to transfer rules (1:08:34-1:12:09)

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0:00.0	Welcome to Andrew Staples on three. We're starting to get quarterback decisions, which means we're getting closer and closer to actual games week zero only a scant nine days away. Actually, by nine days for now, it will be,
0:22.5	most of those games will be in the books.
0:23.7	We'll be watching USC and San Jose State tussling by that point.
0:28.2	Very, very exciting.
0:29.9	We got a major quarterback decision on Thursday.
0:33.3	We also got some news late Wednesday night,
0:35.8	kind of fleshed out on Thursday,
0:37.8	about a quarterback competition that maybe we weren't quite expecting.
0:41.7	And a player who I'm not sure people were thinking he was going to be playing this season,
0:47.1	but he may be in the mix to start as a true freshman.
0:50.4	But let's start in the loveliest village on the plains.
0:53.7	Auburn has picked a quarterback.
0:57.1	Hugh Freeze named Peyton Thorne, the Michigan State transfer, the starting
1:01.2	QB.
1:01.7	Now, Peyton Thorne at Michigan State, great years of starter in 2021.
1:05.6	He averaged 8.3 yards per attempt, 27 touchdowns, 10 interceptions.
1:10.7	That production dropped quite a bit in 2022 as the Spartans win total also dropped
1:15.8	6.9 yards per attempt, 19 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, but let's add some context.
1:23.2	The offense averaged one fewer yard per carry in 22 than it did in 21.
1:28.7	Funny what happens when Kenneth Walker, the third, is no longer there.
1:32.4	But Peyton is the starting quarterback at Auburn.
1:37.2	He beats out Robbie Ashford, Holm Griner, and here is Coach U.
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