In a transfer-happy era, the surest way to the ACC title game is to stick with homegrown QBs
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! While transfer portal success stories abound — particularly if you play for USC coach Lincoln Riley, who has turned three transfers into Heisman Trophy winners — in the ACC there’s still something to be said for signing the right teenager coming out of high school and seeing where he can take you. And while Clemson’s stranglehold on the ACC has turned into more of a loose grip — one that could escape the Tigers completely in 2023 — the teams chasing a spot in the title game have treated the quarterback position in a similar fashion. Nate Peterman played well in 2015 and 2016 but Max Browne couldn’t stay healthy in 2017 — which helped open the door for Pickett — and Kedon Slovis bailed for BYU after one underwhelming season last fall. “And if you get quarterback wrong, your season’s gone.” That’s where Pitt essentially finds itself heading into a visit to No.
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