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Griffis has played in 3 games compared to Kerns' 4. Is there any thought that Clawson is trying to get the 3rd string QB more reps than normal because he is the more likely starter after Hartman, or is this solely because of the free year of eligibility?
Kern has 5 runs and 16 throws while Griffis has 2 runs and 6 throws with a TD. Do not have info on snap counts.
Another interesting statistical tidbit, Career rushing attempts for CBS- 208 and KW3- 204.
Griffis has played in 3 games compared to Kerns' 4. Is there any thought that Clawson is trying to get the 3rd string QB more reps than normal because he is the more likely starter after Hartman, or is this solely because of the free year of eligibility?
Kern has 5 runs and 16 throws while Griffis has 2 runs and 6 throws with a TD. Do not have info on snap counts.
Another interesting statistical tidbit, Career rushing attempts for CBS- 208 and KW3- 204.
IMHO, playing both quarterbacks is being done for both short term and long term goals. Wake has not had a quarterback start all the games in a season in many years.
Therefore, the #2 QB, Kern, needs game reps to be as ready as possible when his name is called with a game outcome depending in part on his play.
Longer term, Sam Hartman will be a sophomore, for eligibility purposes, NEXT year. Clawson is taking advantage of the eligibility rules this year to see what he has in freshman Griffis.
Will either or both Kern and Griffis be willing to potentially sit behind Sam Hartman for three more seasons? That would take a lot of patience.
One of the highest rated recruits in Wake's 2021 class is a quarterback from Florida. The quarterback room will be crowded in 2021. And could be even more crowded in 2022 because Wake is actively recruiting quarterbacks for that year.
Bottom line: Clawson is giving reps to his backup quarterbacks without having to worry about game counts this season. Neither one has started a game in college. They need all the experience they can get.
Seems like he's just getting them both reps. Smart, because you never know who might be taken out by contact tracing.
I don't have a great sense of separation between Griffis and Kern. When Hartman exhausts his eligibility in 2027, if both are still here, it will be an interesting competition.
Clawson's teams always emphasize TO margin. Interesting that one of his least experienced teams may be one of his best in that stat. Kudos to Sam Hartman. Protecting the football is job #1 for a QB, and no one has been better at that in college football this year.
Absolutely, Sam has been very steady this year. Still holds the ball too long on occasion but has been very careful with the ball and is letting our receivers and backs do the work.
given an extra year of eligibility due to COVID, I expect a lot of our best players to become graduate transfers to big time programs, rather than stay at Wake for their 4th or 5th season.