QB—Hunter Cantwell, senior, Louisville
While most of the players on this list are younger, Cantwell is inexperienced mostly due to the fact that he has been in Brian Brohm’s shadow for his entire career at Louisville.
Excluding the short stretches of time in which Cantwell subbed for an injured Brohm as a freshman and sophomore, he had been reduced to watching from the bench. Cantwell did show flashes of greatness his sophomore year as he stepped in for Brian Brohm and led Louisville to victories over Miami and Kansas State.
This year, Cantwell’s final year of eligibility, the 6’5” 230 pound quarterback will get his own shot at the limelight. With an arm that former head coach Bobby Petrino considered “stronger than Brian Brohm’s” and high praise from Mel Kiper Jr., the sky is the limit for this senior pro prospect.
QB—Jevan Snead, sophomore, Ole Miss
The former 2006 Parade All-American from Stephenville, Texas, has waited a few years for his chance to start.
Snead originally signed to play at the University of Texas, where he engaged in a losing position battle with fellow freshman Colt McCoy. Snead then transferred to the University of Mississippi, where after sitting out his transfer year he figures to be one of the “saviors” of the program under new coach Houston Nutt.
With mega-prospect Michael Oher protecting his blind side, Snead should at least have a little more time in the pocket to maneuver.
QB—Stephen Garcia, redshirt freshman, South Carolina
A former four-star recruit from Tampa, Garcia expects to take the reins from departed fifth-year senior Blake Mitchell this season.
But if the 6'3” 205-pound Garcia wants to be the starting quarterback for the Gamecocks, he must first overcome his problematic past, which includes multiple run-ins with the law.
Garcia has been arrested twice, once for “drunkenness and failure to stop for a police officer” and once for “malicious injury to personal property” after he keyed a professor's car. He was also recently fined for underage drinking. For Garcia’s latest infraction, he has been suspended from football activities until August 15th.
If he can put these problems behind him, Garcia will thrive in Steve Spurrier’s offense.
RB—Emmanuel Moody, sophomore, Florida
Moody, a former four-star standout from Coppell, Texas, is a transfer from Southern Cal.
As a true freshman at USC, Moody started four early-season games and rushed for 459 yards, which was good for second on the team. After a spring in which he suffered hamstring injuries and faced the strong probability of splitting carries with several running backs the next fall, Moody transferred to Florida.
This spring, Moody will have to compete with another sophomore tailback and Texas prep star in Mon Williams.
RB—Caleb King, redshirt freshman, Georgia
After freshman Knowshon Moreno's meteoric rise in 2007, the focus this spring may be on his backup.
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