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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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ORLANDO, FL – DECEMBER 28: Jack Allison #11 of the West Virginia Mountaineers throws a pass in the first quarter of the Camping World Bowl against the Syracuse Orange at Camping World Stadium on December 28, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL – DECEMBER 28: Jack Allison #11 of the West Virginia Mountaineers throws a pass in the first quarter of the Camping World Bowl against the Syracuse Orange at Camping World Stadium on December 28, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Jack Allison looking to take next step

Pros

  • This will be his third year at WVU
  • Backup last year who started in the bowl game
  • Tall quarterback, no problem seeing the field

Cons

  • Even with the bowl game start he has minimal on field experience
  • Transferred from Miami and Miami’s quarterback position has struggled the past few years
  • Like Kendall, not a lot of actual game footage to evaluate besides the bowl game

In Allison’s lone start last year, he showed some good things, yet also struggled at times. He has a strong arm and looks good when he is comfortable in the pocket and steps into his throw.

During the bowl game, he looked off target on several throws, and didn’t look very comfortable in the pocket. However, he still fought, took some hits, and gave WVU a chance to win the game going into the fourth quarter.

Below is a clip of Allison completing a pass against Syracuse in their bowl game. Even though the ball was under thrown, any time you convert on a third-and-7 to keep the drive alive when your team is down is a positive thing.

Let’s take at the third quarterback in the race now.

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