Cincinnati Bearcats Football: Backup QB Spot Wide Open After Anderson Transfers

Everyone in the Queen City knows senior Zach Collaros will be the Bearcats' starter for the 2011 season.

As a junior, Collaros was first-team all Big East and while there were some bumps along the way, he is clearly the Bearcats' man under center. 

The backup position was held by Chazz Anderson last season and he was slated to hold the same position again. 

Anderson is a senior from Pickerington, Ohio and was ahead of Collaros on the depth chart for their first two seasons in Cincinnati. Collaros passed him up in 2009 when he replaced the injured Tony Pike.

Since then, Anderson has been living in the shadows and was even getting some competition for the No. 2 position from some of the younger players on the roster. 

Anderson is set to graduate next month and is likely to leave Cincinnati for a Division II program where he can get immediate playing time. 

With Anderson soon to be gone, that leaves the backup quarterback position wide open. There is a group of three players who are conceivably in the mix. 

Junior Brendon Kay has been battling injuries all spring, but is entering his fourth year in the program. 

Sophomore Munchie Legaux saw action at wide receiver last season due to the injuries and ineligibilities at the position. Instead of redshirting and learning from Collaros, he was catching passes. 

Legaux is a dual-threat quarterback that may be the most talented of the bunch. 

The third possibility is Jordan Luallen, a transfer from Georgia Tech. Luallen, like Legaux is a dual-threat who is a dark horse for the job. 

Hopefully whoever wins the job will only see the field in mop up situations of Bearcat victories and Zach Collaros will take all of the meaningful snaps. 

That might just be too good to be true.