The Minuteman Command reports UMass searching for a backup quarterback.
This is a big deal as right now, as all UMass eggs are in Pop Watson's basket. In 2023 Taisun Phommachanh looked like a world-beater in the win over Diego Pava and New Mexico State. He got hurt against Auburn and was never the same. Don Brown's decision to play Phommanchanh in 2024 probably cost Brown his job. Phommanchanh played with a big brace on his knee and tried to be a pocket passer, which was not close to his game.
Pop Watson's game is his mobility. If he's not 100%, then it's not going to work if they try to convert him into pocket passer. UMass would need to move heaven and earth to get Watson an injury red-shirt year and play someone who's healthy.
RJ Johnson III left the program under murky circumstances, so the next available QB's are Logan Inagawa who's a dual threat guy. At Drake he threw for 1,393 yards and 9 TD's. He also rushed for 398 yards and another 9 TD's. He's probably the closest to what UMass wants Pop Watson to do.
Aedan McCarthy is a prototype Power Four QB at 6-5 230. However, he's a true freshman. In his junior and senior years, we'll be watching him play for Tennessee..
Ty McCutcheon is apparently a pocket passer of some talent. There's no film on him so nobody really has a feel for what he can do.
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