College Football: Name That Player!

Hello, and welcome to Name that Player! I give you a set of stats, and you guess who each was. Try not to read ahead or it will ruin all the fun.

This time, the theme is quarterbacks. All stats are from the 2007 season.

ROUND 1

First up are a pair of Southeastern Conference quarterbacks, one from the SEC West and one from the SEC East. Name that player!

Name that Player!

	Player 1	Player 2
Games	13	13
Completion %	55.75%	57.25%
TDs	19	18
INTs	10	10
Yards/Attempt	7.25	6.47
Rating	128.9	126.6

Player 1 was Georgia sophomore Matthew Stafford; Player 2 was Arkansas junior Casey Dick.

ROUND 2

Next up are a pair of signal callers from the Pacific time zone. One was at a BCS school, and one was at a non-BCS school. Name that player!

Name that Player!

	Player 1	Player 2
Games	10	11
Rushes/Net Yds.	105/583	105/593
Rush TDs	9	6
Pass Att/Comp (Yds.)	172/254 (67.72%)	133/247 (53.85%)
Pass Yds.	2136	2175
Pass TDs	20	19
INT	4	3

Player 1 was Oregon senior Dennis Dixon; Player 2 was Nevada freshman Colin Kaepernick.

ROUND 3

Finally, we have a couple of quarterbacks from states that are known for agricultural production. As with Round 2, one is from a BCS conference, and the other is from a non-BCS conference. Name that player!

Name that Player!

	Player 1	Player 2
Games	13	13
Pass Yards	3,667	3,486
Yards/Attempt	7.66	7.82
Completion %	56.37%	61.88%
TDs	30	33
INTs	6	7
Rating	138.8	148.8

Player 1 was Ball State sophomore Nate Davis; Player 2 was Kansas junior Todd Reesing.

That's It!

Thanks for playing everyone. It's almost eerie how some players can have very similar stats despite playing in different schemes against different defenses. It takes all kinds to win in college football. Here's to another great season in 2008!