Who is the No. 2 quarterback?
Jordan Steffy was listed as questionable for the N.C. State game, so his injured thumb has obviously healed enough that he can grip the football.
But is he the backup quarterback?
Offensive coordinator James Franklin tells me no.
"He doesn't have the strength he normally would," Franklin said. "Could he make the basic throws? Yes."
Franklin says Steffy, a graduate student, brings the intangibles of "poise and veteran leadership."
But if Chris Turner couldn't play "it would probably be (Josh) Portis. And if things weren't going well it would probably be Jordan," Franklin said.
Comments
No question it is Portis. He's been playing. Jordan's inactivity and a thumb injury that will require surgery wont allow him to return unless both Turner and Portis go down.
Even then I'd have Jamaar Robinson as my 3rd option.
I really admire and respect Jordan for everything he is and has sacrificed for the football program but No. The answer should be No.
An honest, unemotional evaluation of the situation tells you that - no matter how much we love Jordan and wish things had worked out differently during his Maryland career, his opportunity and time have passed. I'd love to see him coach someday though.
Posted by: terps06 | October 30, 2008 10:25 AM