Here's how Fitz answered my QB questions today. Again, Hunter was not available to the media today...
Are you still splitting reps with the QBs?
Yep. Just like the other six times we’ve had quarterback battles. All through the entire spring we’ve rotated the guys through… The guys are rotating, learning, growing and, I think, all doing a really good job.
How is Hunter Johnson doing?
He’s doing great, doing great. Just like the other four guys. They’re competing, they’re learning the offense.
The thing that people have to understand, like Jason Whittaker, Hunter is a freshman. He’s only been here for a year, so, to put expectations on somebody because of recruiting is unfair. I’ve always said that and I lived through it with Kyle Prater, a young man that needed to learn a system and learn how to do things. As time went on, you saw the player that was just absolutely phenomenal. It’ll be a process for Hunter, just like it is for (freshman early enrollees) Michael Jansey and Rod Heard and Trey Finison, those guys are all young pups going through things for the first time.
You put yourself in Hunter’s shoes last fall: you gotta change schools, you gotta build relationships, you’re running the scout team. This is his 11th practice running our offense. He’s got a long way to go. That whole group does.
TJ has had a terrific spring. I’m not surprised. He’s our most veteran guy. I’ve been really pleased with his leadership and the way he’s executed the offense.
The whole group is doing great, but it’s definitely a work in progress.
Are you still splitting reps with the QBs?
Yep. Just like the other six times we’ve had quarterback battles. All through the entire spring we’ve rotated the guys through… The guys are rotating, learning, growing and, I think, all doing a really good job.
How is Hunter Johnson doing?
He’s doing great, doing great. Just like the other four guys. They’re competing, they’re learning the offense.
The thing that people have to understand, like Jason Whittaker, Hunter is a freshman. He’s only been here for a year, so, to put expectations on somebody because of recruiting is unfair. I’ve always said that and I lived through it with Kyle Prater, a young man that needed to learn a system and learn how to do things. As time went on, you saw the player that was just absolutely phenomenal. It’ll be a process for Hunter, just like it is for (freshman early enrollees) Michael Jansey and Rod Heard and Trey Finison, those guys are all young pups going through things for the first time.
You put yourself in Hunter’s shoes last fall: you gotta change schools, you gotta build relationships, you’re running the scout team. This is his 11th practice running our offense. He’s got a long way to go. That whole group does.
TJ has had a terrific spring. I’m not surprised. He’s our most veteran guy. I’ve been really pleased with his leadership and the way he’s executed the offense.
The whole group is doing great, but it’s definitely a work in progress.
