The Battle Between Sam Bradford and Zac Robinson for Sooner State Supremacy

From Pro Draft Guide

In the Sooner State, Oklahomans love their football.  From Friday nights under the lights to Saturday morning tailgating, fans across Oklahoma prepare to relish in the glory that the Oklahoma Sooners may bring them.  In Oklahoma though, there is another school that has plenty to brag about themselves—the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Fans of these two rivals have been in heated debate since the "I'm a man!" debacle, where Zac Robinson surfaced as the starting QB for the Cowboys.  Which school has the better passer?  Is it Oklahoma and sophomore Sam Bradford, or is it the State University's own Zac Robinson?  At this point, any third person perspective will say that Sam Bradford is based solely on what they saw last season but he was in the limelight while Zac Robinson rose from obscurity in the depths of Bradford's shadow.

Cowboy Up

At 6'3", 210 lbs., Oklahoma State signal caller Zac Robinson is the ultimate weapon for a Cowboys offense full of explosiveness.  He has seen time at wide receiver, plus he is an excellent runner.  Does he have great vision?  Yes.  Can he remain in the pocket, while it is collapsing, and make the 'right' throw?  Yes.

Zac Robinson didn't start the season as the number one passer on the Cowboys depth chart.  After an injury to then incumbent Bobby Reid in the opener versus Georgia, Robinson stepped in and completed just one meaningless pass.  From that point on though, Robinson would go on to compile 2,819 yards, 23 touchdowns, and just nine interceptions.  We can go ahead and throw in his 847 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns, and we have an immaculate quarterback among us.  We must note that in three ball games, he rushed for 100+ yards.

Simply put, Zac Robinson may be the best quarterback you never heard of.  We should consider him to be one of the top junior prospects in the country, along with Georgia QB Matt Stafford and Florida QB Tim Tebow.

Sooner Motivation

Motivated to prove that he will not be another Jason White, Oklahoma's sophomore gunslinger Sam Bradford will look to prove that he is the prototypical professional prospect that is worthy of Heisman consideration.  He has ideal size (6'4", 220 lbs.) plus his arm strength is more than adequate.  While he did miss some time due to injuries, he burst onto the scene when he completed 76% of his passes for 205 yards and five scores against the mighty Miami Hurricanes defense.

In hindsight, Sam Bradford did not get enough Heisman consideration.  He should have made the trip to New York City for the presentation like former Sooner running back Adrian Peterson did when he was a freshman.  Bradford has just seven rushing yards on his resume but he did complete 69.5% of his passes for 3,121 yards, 36 touchdowns, and eight interceptions... all as a freshman!

As if that wasn't enough, he did it against top-flight talent, too.  We already mentioned his numbers versus the Hurricanes, but he also had great numbers at Texas, versus Missouri, and versus Texas A&M.

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