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With the Atlanta Falcons getting a win this week, the Los Angeles Rams have dropped back outside of the top 10 in the first-round. If the Rams do drop outside of the top 10, it will make it slightly more difficult to draft a quarterback if that’s something that they end up doing.
We’re getting down to the end of the college football season with this being the final week of the regular season. Next week will feature conference championships before we finally get to the College Football Playoff and other bowl games. This list is going to get shorter and shorter as we are beginning to get an idea of who these players are. Let’s get into this week’s performances.
Ever since the Penn State game, Dante Moore has been relatively quiet. We got to see more of the good Dante Moore on Saturday when Oregon took on USC. While he did have an interception, Moore responded well. On the next drive, the Oregon quarterback completed both of his passes, including a 28-yard hole shot down the seam to tight end Kenyon Sadiq. How a quarterback performs after an interception is extremely important as it shows a short memory and having the ability to move on from negative plays.
Moore finished 22-for-30 for 257 yards and two touchdowns against a USC defense that had been playing better. There are still some questions on if Moore will return to Oregon next year. However, he is likely a first-round quarterback at this point. He’s mobile enough and shows good accuracy on the move. Moore has shown that he can hit all of the throws and fit the ball into tight windows. Ty Robinson has been my best fit at quarterback for the Rams, but Moore won’t be far behind.
The expectation right now seems to be that Arch Manning will return to Texas for another season. That is probably the right call, but he has played very well since a rough start to the year. Texas was outmatched against Georgia, but he’s thrown three or more touchdowns and more than 300 yards in three of his last four games. Arkansas is the worst team in the SEC, but Manning threw for 389 yards and four touchdowns without an interception.
Manning will have another big test this Saturday when Texas hosts Texas A&M. A win in that game could put the Longhorns in the playoff. Again, Manning will likely return to school for 2027. However, it’s worth pointing to these performances to show his continued development.
There were some decision-making issues from Maiava in this game. He had an interception into triple coverage on 3rd-and-15 in the second quarter trying to force something to happen. It was essentially a punt, but just not a great decision. He had another interception on a 4th-and-10. It was another instance of Maiava trying to make something happen that wasn’t there....
