In a make-or-break weak for several SEC teams, here's six QBs worth watching.
In a pressure-packed Week 5 of the college football season, several SEC QBs are feeling the heat. From passers looking to play into the CFP to other QBs just trying to save seasons, there's a ton on the line for the quarterbacks of the SEC.
Here's a rundown of six worth watching in Week 5.massive Week 1 stumble. But can he replicate those kind of results or does he return to the ineffective work against Florida State ? Bama's hopes at a victory-- and possibly the arc of the Tide's season-- lies with that answer.Nussmeier entered 2025 as the lone returning 4,000 yard passer in college football. While he has yet to dip below 220 yards this season, he's also just not quite had the spark of his 2024 work. Nussmeier is averaging just 7.0 yards per pass attempt and is 15th in the SEC in QB rating, leading only DJ Lagway. If Nussmeier wants to reclaim some of that preseason Heisman mojo, a big Week 5 would help support that goal and theWhen Lane Kiffin talked up his backup QB, he wasn't manufacturing a fake story. Chambliss has been better than Austin Simmons in completing percentage, yards per throw, has equalled him in touchdowns and has thrown no interceptions to four for Simmons. Chambliss also has nearly triple the rushing yardage of Simmons. This is either his chance for a statement game... or Simmons's chance to show that he's still worth the QB1 nod. Either way, big stakes.Shapen and Mississippi State have been one of the biggest surprises of the SEC. In Week 2, Shapen threw for 279 yards and three scores against Arizona State to key a home upset. This week, he gets a shot at Tennessee. If he and the Bulldogs can pull this off, this changes both the CFP situation for the Vols and MSU's shot at post-season play.Arnold's return game at Oklahoma didn't come out well, in part because he created just 6.9 yards per pass attempt. Arnold has to capitalize on explosive plays for the Tigers to have a shot at a road upset of Texas A&M. He's been very competent this year, but needs to find another gear for Auburn to hang in through a brutal SEC run.If the Wildcats have any hopes of salvaging the season, it lies with Boley. He was solid against Eastern Michigan , but now gets his shot at the SEC. With Kentucky facing a brutal run of upcoming games, South Carolina is a must-win for the Wildcats. Boley is key to Kentucky's chances.Joe is a journalist and writer who covers college and professional sports. He has written or co-written over a dozen sports books, including several regional best sellers. His last book, A Fine Team Man, is about Jackie Robinson and the lives he changed. Joe has been a guest on MLB Network, the Paul Finebaum show and numerous other television and radio shows. He has been inside MLB dugouts, covered bowl games and conference tournaments with Saturday Down South and still loves telling the stories of sports past and present.
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