You could argue that was the result of the Bulls leaning on the passing game - but it's a bit of a chicken and egg situation: did they lean on the passing game because they couldn't run, or did they not run because they wanted to pass. The Bulls ranked 104th in FBS in rushing yards per game. An experienced offensive line could spark the dormant running gameĪnyone that watched UB last year probably doesn't need to be reminded of the Bulls struggles rushing the football. Rohach's start Friday night doesn't assure him of keeping the role even into UB's second game: The Bulls have an extra week off before heading to Nevada on September 17th. Starting the season against an FCS opponent in Albany does give the Bulls a low-pressure look at both quarterbacks in a live game.īoth could very well lead the team - and on paper both could do it well.Ģ. Jackson is clearly the team's future, and has a year under his belt learning Leopold's pass-heavy offense. He added another 1,000 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground. At Mona Shores High School in Norton Shores, Michigan, Jackson threw for more than 4,400 yards and 50 touchdowns in his junior and senior seasons. Jackson stands 6'7, and is listed at 245 pounds.
His freshmen counterpart is a big presence on the field.literally. The result: just one appearance in the last two season. Yet, the next spring, Rohach lost a quarterback battle to the same QB he took the job from the year before. That win was the biggest comeback in Iowa State history.
In seven games, he threw for more than 1,200 yards, and brought the Cylcones down from a 24-point deficit in a 331 yard, four touchdown performance in a 2OT win over West Virginia. He showed promise while in Ames, Iowa, after getting the starting role. Rohach was a former starter for the Big 12 Cyclones - but the bulk of his play came three seasons ago, and he hasn't played in a game since 2014. On Friday, Iowa State transfer Grant Rohach will start under center against the Great Danes, but Leipold says you'll also see plenty of redshirt freshman Tyree Jackson. How far that future is away.is hard to say. UB is the latter camp, and it gives the program both a 'right now' option and a 'QB of the future.' There are generally two types of quarterback battles at the collegiate level: those between teams with no real quarterback, or a youth-versus-experience battle. A true quarterback battle yields two viable options Here are three reasons the Bulls could be bowl bound in 2016:ġ.
The question is: are the pieces there this season, or does the rebuild need another surge of recruits? College football makes it's much-anticipated return to Western New York on Friday as UB hosts lower-division Albany in their season opener.Īfter falling just short of a bowl bid last season, year number two in Lance Leipold experience opens with high hopes for revival.
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