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Longshore named starter for Spring

Posted by | March 21, 2006 at 5:51 pm | In Quarterback | 2 Comments

This season’s QB competition has begun. Nate Longshore has gotten the starting nod again to begin Spring practice. He started last season only to be injured in the first game.

Looks like Tedford named him that by default, and the resulting winner could be any of the candidates (Longshore, last season’s disappointing Joe Ayoob, backup Nate Levy, and redshirt freshman Kyle Reed). See article in SF Chronicle for more info.
Our QB battle was recently named #4 in the Top 10 spring QB battles by ESPN columnist Bruce Feldman. He noted that while last season Ayoob “flopped”, Levy was fearless relieving him but didn’t “throw a pretty ball”. The wildcard will be Reed, who he describes as raw but showing good skills.

EDIT 3/29/2006: Longshore has also been picked as the winner of the QB battle in the #6 Top 30 Quarterback Battles on Fox Sports. Check it out.

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  1. for those who aren’t subscribers of espn insider, is there a way you can let us see the entire text of that article?

    1. Comment by jt — March 25, 2006 @ 6:50 pm #

  2. jt, here you go:

    ESPN’s Bruce Feldman says:
    4. Cal: Steve Levy vs. Nate Longshore vs. Joe Ayoob vs. Kyle Reed

    Longshore was the opening day starter in 2005, but he broke his ankle, opening the spot for Ayoob who — hmm, how can I put this nicely? — flopped. The JC transfer played with no confidence, seldom stepping into throws and repeatedly misfired badly. That gave Levy, a one-time fullback, a shot and he attacked it, completing 67 percent of his passes for three TDs and one INT while leading Cal to wins over Stanford and BYU. (He also looked fearless relieving Ayoob late in the USC game.) Levy doesn’t throw a pretty ball and is barely 6-foot, but he runs really well and plays with the spirit of a Bradlee Van Pelt, which, at least in the college game, is a good thing. Plus, the arrival of former Northwestern offensive coordinator Mike Dunbar makes Levy’s mobility only more important now.

    Reed, who redshirted last season, came to Cal very, very raw in terms of reading coverages, but he showed some good skills. My hunch is that he’s the long shot here, especially since Jeff Tedford really hasn’t gotten a chance to see what Longshore is capable of in games. My questions: Can Levy hold off a recovered Longshore? Has Ayoob built up his confidence? Is Reed ready to play at this level?

    2. Comment by Eric — March 25, 2006 @ 7:01 pm #

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