I think if you look at Griffis film, he looks like a better version of John Wolford, and we all know how that went. He’s a talent, and fits Wake’s offense marvelously. Assuming Sam is here another 3 years, Mitch would have at the very least 2 years (if he redshirts) where he could go out and be the starter. But he could end up getting a lot of PT because we know quarterbacks at Wake tend to have an injury at some point in the season, but or small.
Hartman will have to work, because like Luginbill, I see a lot of potential in this kid. I would hope coach doesn’t pull the experience card when Mitch Griffis is clearly the player that would help this team reach new heights, but Clawson is too smart for that. It’s why he always has an open competition at quarterback, he wants guys to compete and know that the job has to be earned. As people have said, there’s good chance that’s why Jamie left, because he knew he would have to go through another offseason where the coaches know that Sam played with Wake’s offense at end of 2019 better than Jamie.
This year though, it’s not going to happen. Griffis will redshirt, he may not even be on the 2 deep, which would be more than fine given Kern is a very viable option himself. Griffis needs to acclimate to college, learn the offense, and get the locker room’s support. He seems like a guy that will do what it takes to be the man at Wake. He was committed to Wake throughout the recruiting process strong, and promoted Wake to other recruits. I think he’s our future man down the road, but not yet.
