Things are not going as expected for many of college football’s top quarterbacks.
The top five names on the USA TODAY Sports preseason ranking of the best passers in the Bowl Subdivision failed to make the cut in our updated glance after the opening stretch of the regular season.
Clemson’s Cade Klubnik ranks near the bottom of the ACC in efficiency. Garrett Nussmeier led LSU to a big win against the Tigers but is averaging only 5.9 yards per attempt, second from the bottom in the SEC. Arizona State’s Sam Leavitt had two interceptions in the Sun Devils’ shocking loss to Mississippi State.
Most notably, Arch Manning misfired in his starting debut against Ohio State but did rebound with five total touchdowns against San Jose State. Penn State’s Drew Allar has been steady in blowout wins against Nevada and Florida International but was still bumped from our updated ranking, though four from the Big Ten did manage to crack the list.
These quarterbacks have been the best in the country through three weeks:
