The Washington Huskies began the offseason learning of the sudden retirement of incumbent quarterback Cyler Miles. Head coach Chris Peterson is now deciding between two QBs in a starting battle to lead his uptempo, spread offense.
The candidates for the job are junior Jeff Lindquist and true freshman Jake Browning. With the advantage in experience, Lindquist will have a say in the decision, but he underwhelmed in limited action with a negative passing grade in our system last year, including a 31.0 percent completion percentage and 5.40 yards/passing attempt, and a 3.9 rushing average in limited 2014 action.
Browning is the more intriguing option, having produced 361.9 passing yards per game, a 68.7 percent completion percentage, and an amazing 91-to-7 TD-to-INT ratio during his senior season at Folsom High School. He is the only high school player in recorded history to throw for 5,000-plus yards and 60-plus TDs three years in a row.
While he doesn’t bring Lindquist’s experience, Browning provides far more upside and could reinvigorate the Huskies’ program as early as 2015.
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