Breaking: Seminoles Lose Out On “High Demand” Starting QB To Prominent Team
A new team has emerged as the favorite to land Ohio State Buckeyes starting quarterback Kyle McCord: the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Cornhuskers have +250 odds to add McCord from the transfer portal, followed by the Texas A&M Aggies (+300) and Florida State Seminoles (+400). Other teams with a shot as signing the former Buckeyes signal-caller are the Oregon Ducks at +400 odds, Miami Hurricanes at +500 odds and Oklahoma Sooners at +700. The team with the worst odds to add McCord to their roster is the Maryland Terrapins, sitting at the bottom of the list with +2500 odds.
McCord’s entrance into the transfer portal surprised many around Ohio State, including fans and media. The junior signal-caller had a solid year commanding the offense of the 11-1 Buckeyes, but received a lot of criticism whenever he would make a mistake.
The Mount Laurel, New Jersey-native threw for 3,170 yards and 14 touchdowns over this year’s 12 games. McCord had several notable moments through the year, including a game-winning drive against the then-No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on September 23 in South Bend, Indiana.
However, one of the rough patches that will stain McCord’s image in the eyes of Ohio State fans is the loss to the then-No. 3 Michigan Wolverines in the regular-season finale on November 25. McCord threw two interceptions in what would end up as a 30-24 defeat for the Buckeyes.
Despite a handful of mistakes, McCord consistently improved over his first year as a starting quarterback, and will be in high demand now that he is looking for greener pastures.
SEC coach rips College Football Playoff over Florida State snub
Many feel that SEC bias was a factor in Florida State being left out of the College Football Playoff following an undefeated season, but at least one coach from the conference is unhappy with the snub.
Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz discussed the College Football Playoff controversy during a Thursday appearance on SiriusXM’s College Sports Radio. Drinkwitz says he finds it absurd that a quarterback injury was the justification for excluding Florida State from the four-team field.
“If we’re gonna really have hard conversations, let me ask you this: If a team in the playoff has a star player get injured, are they gonna be removed from the playoff and then we put Florida State back in?” Drinkwitz asked. “That, to me, was complete nonsensical rationalization. I know I’m an SEC guy, but that one bothered me a whole lot.”
Of course, many have pointed out that Drinkwitz would would likely have a different opinion if his team were in Alabama’s position. If Missouri had one loss and defeated Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, Drinkwitz would almost certainly argue that the Tigers deserved a spot over Florida State.
Florida State went 13-0 and beat Louisville in the ACC Championship Game. They finished their undefeated regular season even after starting quarterback Jordan Travis went down. Despite that, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee felt that FSU should not be considered one of the four-best teams in the country without Travis, so Alabama and Texas got in instead.
Florida State is the only undefeated Power Five conference champion to ever be excluded from the College Football Playoff. The luxury that the committee had is that the CFP is expanding to 12 teams beginning next year, so there was no concern about setting any precedent.
As one of Florida State’s most famous alumni put it, the College Football Playoff made a business decision by keeping the Seminoles out.
