Robert Griffin III Is the Best QB in College Football

Since the beginning of the season, the fans, players, general managers, head coaches, and media outlets have all bought into Andrew Luck being the unanimous No.1 overall draft pick in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Coming off of a monster junior year (3,338 yards, 70.7 completion percentage, 32 touchdowns, 8 interceptions) when he finished second in the Heisman polls, Luck's stock could only increase if he stayed in Stanford one more year.

And increase his stock did.

With one game left this season, Luck's already got 35 touchdowns and is 168 yards shy of eclipsing his yardage total from last year. He's got NFL scouts salivating at the opportunity to land him, and the winless Indianapolis Colts comfortably sitting pretty with the thought of having him to back up Peyton Manning for the foreseeable future.

Luck's currently second in the Heisman polls behind Bama running back, Trent Richardson, and is as good as there is a quarterback in college football. 

But there's someone who hasn't been talked about as much as Andrew Luck. Someone who's got better numbers against arguably tougher opponents, and brings a separate dynamic to an offense that Luck doesn't.

You guessed it. That someone is Baylor's Robert Griffin III.

Currently ranked third in the Heisman polls, RG3 has taken college football by storm as one of the most electrifying dual-threat quarterbacks in the NCAA.

Leading the No. 17 Baylor Bears to an 8-3 record this season (5-3 in the Big 12), Griffin has shown the arm strength, decision-making skills, leadership qualities, nimble feet and winning ethic that it takes to be a great quarterback at the next level

"Men Lie, Women Lie, Numbers Don't." - Jay-Z

I love to open up my arguments with numbers. They're the one thing that cannot be debated. The numbers are facts, and how crazy do you look trying to argue with the facts?

And the fact of the matter is Robert Griffin III has better stats against arguably better opponents than Andrew Luck in less playing time. 

Luck's played in all 12 of Stanford's games, including a three-overtime showdown vs. USC, hauling in a massive 3,170 yards, 35 touchdowns, nine interceptions, and a 70.7 completion percentage, all while maintaining a 167.5 quarterback rating for the season.

Those are outstanding numbers.

But when you look at what RG3 has done, you might want to reconsider your initial vote for the Heisman Trophy.

In only 11 games this season, Griffin's led the Baylor Bears with 3,678 passing yards, 612 rushing yards to Luck's 153, 34 touchdowns through the air, seven touchdowns on the ground, a 191.1 quarterback rating and only 5 interceptions on the season, not to mention a 72.6 completion percentage.

And he missed the second half of last week's game vs. Texas Tech with concussion-like symptoms!

RG3 has Baylor ranked fifth in passing yards at a whopping 359.5 a game. Where's Luck? Only 26th at 207 yards per game.

The numbers never lie.

Pick on Someone Your Own Size

The BCS takes strength of schedule so heavily into consideration that an undefeated Houston Cougars team, sitting at 12-0, is only ranked No. 6 because of the weak opponents they've played. They'll probably jump into the top four should they beat No. 24 Southern Mississippi, but that's a debate for another discussion.

While Stanford's played three ranked opponents this season in Oregon, Notre Dame and Washington, and an unranked, but still deadly opponent in USC, the Baylor Bears have had a bit more on their plate. 

As Luck routed a hapless San Jose State in Stanford's season-opener, RG3 had to take on a then-No. 14 TCU in a blow-for-blow 50-48 fight to the finish. And Baylor's season didn't get any easier, as they took losses against the likes of Kansas State, which is now No. 11, then-No. 21 Texas A&M, and a then-No. 3 Oklahoma State.

But Griffin never gave in, leading the Bears to a victory over No. 5 Oklahoma and getting his team a spot in the Big-12 Championship Game against No. 22 Texas this Saturday.

I'm pretty sure we won't be seeing Luck in the Pac-12 Championship Game. That loss to rival Oregon proved to be costly.

Stanford's steam-rolled through the likes of Duke, Arizona, UCLA, Colorado, Washington State, Oregon State and Cal, while Baylor's taken on Gary Pinkel and his underachieving Missouri Tigers, Texas Tech, Kansas, Iowa State, Rice and Stephen F. Austin, along with the four other ranked opponents. 

The Ground Game

Andrew Luck is a pocket passer. He can sit behind the line and deliver accurate strikes of all distances to any part of the field. But what happens when that offensive line collapses and he's got three defensive linemen on his back?

Robert Griffin III has the speed to elude such linemen and make a play for positive yardage. If a coach so chooses to add a Wildcat formation into the playbook, Griffin would be the perfect person to run it.

He's a Cam Newton type of quarterback. He's got the size, speed and strength to make plays with his feet, and the arm strength and precision to sit in the pocket and pick apart the defense from afar.

Luck is as good a quarterback as there is in college football. Time after time, he's evaded the blitz and made a play, but in terms of speed and elusiveness, he's no RG3.

You can argue that Luck doesn't have the receiving weapons that Griffin has. And you'd be right. If I had Kendall Wright lined up next to me, I'd sling him the ball EVERY time. And Griffin's done that—91 of Griffin's 252 completions have been to the star-studded senior receiver.

But I would argue right back that Griffin doesn't have the O-line that Luck does and is forced to extend plays with his feet and dump the ball off to the most trusted receiver. Stanford's got a top-10 offensive lineman in tackle Jonathan Martin, and a top-20 guard in David DeCastro. Griffin might have a go-to guy in Kendall Wright, but Luck's got more time in the pocket to make better throws.

At the end of the day, I'm no ESPN analyst. I'm no professional sports journalist (yet). I'm just a sophomore broadcast journalism major trying to convey a point to the rest of you.

If you agree with what I say, and believe that RG3 could possibly be a better prospect than Andrew Luck, may God bless your soul. If you don't, please comment under as to why.

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