USF Football: Who steps up at quarterback in 2018?

Purely from a physical tools standpoint, it’s easy to see why many favor Oladokun to win the job. He’s got a bullet for an arm that neither Flowers or Kean possess. Though he’s lankier and not as smooth of a runner as Kean, he showed surprisingly effective chops as the keeper option on zone reads in the spring.

A native Tampa kid, Oladokun chose the Bulls over offers from Nebraska and Iowa State, and was widely assumed to be one of the main contenders to be Flowers’ successor when he signed. That he hasn’t managed to get second-string type snaps yet is more of a indication of how impressive Kean has been rather than any sort of failure on Oladokun’s part (plus, he’s only been eligible for one season!). He also struggled with injuries a bit last offseason which allowed Kean to get a leg up on the backup job, but he’s been fully healthy and looking quite impressive in practices thus far.

He did get a couple opportunities in mop-duty in 2017, largely rotating snaps with Kean. He completed one pass for 12 yards against ECU, and ran once for a single yard in the next game against Cincinnati.

Oladokun is very much alive in this competition, as he and Kean pretty much split all first-team reps in the spring. Any lead Kean has at this point is marginal.

Chances of being named the starter: 40 percent