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West Virginia Football: Breaking down QB battle for 2019

By Steven Hamner

MORGANTOWN, WV - NOVEMBER 25: A member of the West Virginia Mountaineers holds up his helmet before the take the field against the University of Pittsburgh Panthers during the 2011 Backyard Brawl on November 25, 2011 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV - NOVEMBER 25: A member of the West Virginia Mountaineers holds up his helmet before the take the field against the University of Pittsburgh Panthers during the 2011 Backyard Brawl on November 25, 2011 at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /
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NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 29: Quarterback Austin Kendall #10 of the Oklahoma Sooners warms up before the game against the Baylor Bears at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Baylor 66-33. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 29: Quarterback Austin Kendall #10 of the Oklahoma Sooners warms up before the game against the Baylor Bears at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Baylor 66-33. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /

Austin Kendall looking to take hold of the starting job

Pros

  • Able to sit behind two Heisman Trophy winners and learn
  • Able to learn from one of the best offensive minds in college football: Lincoln Riley
  • Can do enough with his legs to get out of trouble when need to

Cons

  • Minimal on-field experience
  • Played sparingly over the past few years
  • Not much actual game footage to know what to expect

Austin Kendall certainly did not transfer to WVU to be the backup again. While there is not much film of Kendall, the film out there suggests he has potential to be a good quarterback in the Big 12. The experience he had as a backup at Oklahoma gave him the chance to learn a lot, and although it wasn’t experience on the field, it is still valuable experience to help in his development.

Below are two clips from the spring game at WVU. The first clip shows Kendall doing a good job giving his wide receiver a chance to come down with the ball, which is half the battle as a quarterback.

The second clip shows Kendall going through his reads, seeing the safety bite down and hitting his wide open slot receiver for a touchdown. The more experience with the offense, the quicker his reads will become.

Who could be his biggest competition under center heading into the fall?

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