ESPN now puts him #6 QB prospect, behind the usual suspects and Drew Allar, ahead of Dillon Gabriel and Jaxson Dart. Stats they point out: #2 out of 129 QBs in most passes thrown below LOS. #3 in lowest YPA. and ~20th in lowest QBR while pressured (8.0).

I hope everyone had fun. I watched in an Irish pub in Spain. So yeah, the first half was ok then I think there were fistfights.

So ... a Pyrrich victory?

Yeah all I’ve seen for the semis is vague, I’m sure intentionally: ”The highest seed will receive preferential placement for the Playoff Semifinal bowl assignment.” So that would seem to mean Oregon (current #1) would get their choice to play in Arlington or Miami. But do they have to declare within a few days of the bracket being announced? Do they get to wait and see the other quarterfinal winners (they wouldn’t pick Orange if Miami is the 4 seed… or cotton if Texas is a 5 and wins the quarter)… If they have to declare within a few days of the bracket is announced does it lock the bracket in even if they lose in the quarters? Does the “preferential placement” fall to the highest remaining seed after the quarters? my guess would be they have to declare shortly after the bracket is announced and if they are out, the bracket still follows (akin to March madness and the top overall seed usually getting placed in the regional that provides them the best home court advantage if they advance to the later rounds). I assume they’ll want it locked in so fans can have as much advance notice to make travel arrangements (about a month with bracket announced Dec 8 and semis on Jan 8/9). but I wouldn’t put it past the committee/TV saying “noting is official until after the quarters…in the event Oregon loses we get to decide who goes where…with only ~8 days notice”’(which would be a recipe for disaster for actually having a stadium full …especially of fans actually cheering for the teams on the field in the semis)