As much fun as it might be to have a quarterback controversy, nothing indicates there is one. The stats today might seem lopsided between the quarterbacks, but stats are relatively meaningless especially when the quarterbacks are going against completely different defenses.
“Matt’s the starter,” Lane Kiffin said. “I wouldn’t say he’s far ahead. I wouldn’t have two game plans (if we had a game), which is unusual.”
I do not recall two game plans for the quarterbacks last year either but Barkley was a freshman so maybe the No. 1 QB had a more-limited game plan (though Caesar would never admit it).
But unless Barkley gets hurt, he is the starter. And Mustain is the backup. And Jesse Scroggins is No. 3 fresh off an 0 for 4 effort with an interception in his first college scrimmage. Paging Garrett Green?