Abraham Lincoln said "it's not wise to swap horses in midstream"; but sometimes it's the easy way to jumpstart a stagnant situation, and that's exactly what's happening with one area school doing just that and another potentially getting in the act as well. Problem is, a quarterback's play is often an effect and not a cause of the situation around them.
It took two games for Frank Beamer to decide Tyrod Taylor was a better fit for the Hokie offense than Sean Glennon--while Taylor's a much bigger threat as a runner and Glennon was far from stellar against East Carolina and a disaster against LSU, the freshman doesn't play offensive line--and Tech's ground game has been handcuffed all season (Brandon Ore's netted 98 yards on 37 carries--under three yards per try).
Virginia might follow suit in switching signalcallers--coach Al Groh in his weekly media conference call said freshman Peter Lalich will see action again this weekend; one feels deja vu as it was just a year ago the Cavaliers went through a succession of quarterbacks before setting on then-freshman Jameel Sewell. Can the Orange and Blue faithful handle another "let's get the quarterback aquainted" season? Nothing worse than straying to greener pastures but finding spinach.
MARYLAND vs #4 West Virginia...the Mountaineers boast a pair of Heisman Trophy candidates in running back Steve Slaton and quarterback Pat White--and each can and have burned the Terrapins last year. The defense for the most part has held up well this year-- but they've yet to encounter the speed and precision of Rich Rodriguez's spread option. Offensively, Keon Lattimore looks to continue his strong 2007- his second effort surges have been something else this fall. In the air, it's time for this team to stretch the field-- Jordan Steffy's shown he can be accurate underneath (completing 70+ percent of his passes); but how will the short stuff work against the Mountaineers 3-3 stack/nickle defense?
Word is Mountaineer fans burn couches for sport. After warmups against a I-AA school and a winless team from last year, the Terps finally get a gage of what their ceiling might be in 2007.
TERPS fall in the fourth quarter 34-24.
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