A Look Ahead: SEC Quarterbacks in 2007

Something that I've had several conversations about and heard a couple different announcers talk about merited some research this evening during the breaks in the UT/UNCW game in the Preseason NIT (bonus points for the ESPNU commercial with the Texas A&M fan who refuses to say "Hook 'Em Horns" during a game of pictionary: "Paper. Taco meat." You'll have to see it to understand)...at the start of this season, there were only two senior quarterbacks starting in the SEC - Chris Leak and Joe Tereshinski - and neither Florida nor Georgia is going to be worried about the quarterback position in 2007. This doesn't need any extra analysis other than saying that all twelve quarterbacks who will go under center in August 2007 in the SEC will be experienced players with excited fan bases...take a look at this list:

(class (Jr/Sr etc) is what they'll be in 07)

Alabama - John Parker Wilson (Jr)
Arkansas - Mitch Mustain (So)
Auburn - Brandon Cox (Sr)
Florida - Tim Tebow (So)
Georgia - Matthew Stafford (So)
Kentucky - Andre' Woodson (Sr)
LSU - JaMarcus Russell (Sr)
Ole Miss - Brent Schaeffer (Sr)
Miss. State - Michael Henig (Jr)
South Carolina - Blake Mitchell (Sr)
Tennessee - Erik Ainge (Sr)
Vanderbilt - Chris Nickson (Jr)

Preseason All-SEC pick? The reality is, all twelve of these guys could end up earning a spot on the team. The Year of the Quarterback will be upon us in 2007.