Top 10 Option Quarterbacks in College Football History
Frazier was notable for missing most of the 1994 season due to injury, but with Nebraska trailing 17-7 to the Miami Hurricanes in the national championship game, coming back to lead them to a 24-17 victory. Then came his All-American 1995 season, when he established himself as a legend.
That year, Frazier completed 56.4 percent of his passes for 1,362 yards and 17 touchdowns to only four interceptions, all of which were remarkable passing numbers in Osborne’s system. He then also rushed for 604 yards and another 14 touchdowns on 97 attempts, averaging over six yards per carry. He capped the year off with 199 rushing yards and 105 passing yards in a 62-24 blowout over the Florida Gators to win a second national championship.
Frazier’s success and numbers make him the greatest ever to run the triple-option. But who is the best overall option quarterback?
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Tommy Frazier
1992-1995, Nebraska Cornhuskers
A trend-setter on his own, Tommy Frazier brought a focus on speed to the power-oriented triple-option offense in the 1990s. The result was three straight appearances in the national championship game, three straight Top 5 finishes, and two straight national championships and undefeated seasons.
Frazier turned Tom Osborne from a model of consistency to a national champion, as for his career he rushed for 1,955 yards and 36 touchdowns and threw for 3,521 yards and 43 touchdowns and only 11 interceptions, unheard of numbers in the triple-option in the mid-1990s.
Frazier was notable for missing most of the 1994 season due to injury, but with Nebraska trailing 17-7 to the Miami Hurricanes in the national championship game, coming back to lead them to a 24-17 victory. Then came his All-American 1995 season, when he established himself as a legend.
That year, Frazier completed 56.4 percent of his passes for 1,362 yards and 17 touchdowns to only four interceptions, all of which were remarkable passing numbers in Osborne’s system. He then also rushed for 604 yards and another 14 touchdowns on 97 attempts, averaging over six yards per carry. He capped the year off with 199 rushing yards and 105 passing yards in a 62-24 blowout over the Florida Gators to win a second national championship.
Frazier’s success and numbers make him the greatest ever to run the triple-option. But who is the best overall option quarterback?
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