It’s obvious the SEC has a quarterback problem as the league struggles against Power Five competition in 2023. On Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, you saw Quinn Ewers and the Texas Longhorns defeat the Crimson Tide 34-24. While many factors played a role in the game, the most noticeable was that Texas had the better quarterback in the game.
It wasn’t an outlier; The SEC is 3-6 against Power Five competition to start the year. To put that in perspective, the league went 17-9 last year against Power Five leagues. Alabama lost to Texas. LSU lost to Florida State. Texas A&M lost to Miami. South Carolina lost to North Carolina. All of these losses occurred on teams with a signal-caller listed in this week’s QB power rankings.
Do you know how many QBs the SEC has ranked this week?
None.
Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart made the honorable mention list, but that’s about it. Imagine for a moment that your life is on the line and you have to pick an SEC QB to lead a touchdown drive to save your life. Which one do you choose? Last year you would have said Bryce Young or maybe even Hendon Hooker or Stetson Bennett. This year? You probably don’t have an answer yet, right?
Award: Drew Allar, Penn State; Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss; JJ McCarthy, Michigan; Dante Moore, UCLA; DJ Uiagalelei, Oregon State