Competitive Quarterback Room Should Benefit Utah State in 2024
Feb 7, 2024, 2:05 PM
Utah State senior QB Cooper Legas attempts a pass [5:38 PM] Brian Preece against the Fresno State Bulldogs at Maverik Stadium on Friday, October 13.
LOGAN, Utah – As the old axiom goes, ‘If you’ve got two quarterbacks, you don’t have any quarterbacks.’ What does that say about a Utah State football program that expects to begin spring practices rotating four QBs with Division I experience?
Head coach Blake Anderson spoke with the media about the quarterbacks’ room experience on Wednesday, February 7.
“Number one, it’s going to be an extremely competitive room,” Anderson said.
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The Aggies have added two quarterbacks with significant Power Five experience: Bryson Barnes (Utah) and Spencer Petras (Iowa).
“We’ve added two guys that have a feverish work ethic… Both Bryson and Spence are here every day, watching tape. They’re already throwing a little bit with the guys so its going to be extremely competitive.”
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USU also returns senior Cooper Legas and sophomore McCae Hillstead from last year’s team, which finished 6-7. After competing with each other for the starting job all season, the returning duo will be pushed by the new guys.
Anderson expects that competition will help everybody improve.
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“They’ve all acted exactly the way I expected to come and work every day,” Anderson said of his quartet of QBs. “They’re already preparing at a high level and I cannot wait to get in there with them this spring. I think it’s going to be a huge, heavyweight battle in terms of the quarterback room.”
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