18/28 ; 297 yards; 2 TDs 1 INT; Is that a line you would expect from a TRUE FRESHMAN starting QB. For a kid that is not even a calendar year out of his senior year in high school he has given the Ute offense a spark it has been looking for. The kid looks like he just barely hit puberty and he is drawing many comparisons to GASP ... Alex Smith, the greatest Ute QB of all time. I'm not going to lie, watching the kid tonight I could have mistaken him for the one time #1 overall pick in the NFL draft. Now we all know it was against a winless New Mexico, but still his poise in the pocket and down field accuracy was great. This is an 18 year old kid we are talking about, not a seasoned vet. I am the first to admit that I am a huge Terrance Cain fan, but with Wynn this offense has gotten a spark. Now I think that is largely due to the fact that play calling has changed hands going to Aaron Roderick now instead of Dave Schramm. Coach Rod has opened up the playbook into more of a true spread, which we saw tonight. More option runs, more 5 wide sets, more reverses, more down field throws. That is a distinct difference between Wynn and Cain as well. Wynn is not scared to throw it down field, he is a gun slinger. Cain would hesitate to throw the deep ball, much more conservative. Since Wynn has taken the reigns of the offense they are averaging over 30 points a game, and he has played a game and a half. Thats 19 points in the Wyo game and 45 tonight, and they are still leaving points on the field. They just need to clean up some ball security issues and this offense has even more potential now. Also something to keep in mind, Wynn, Shakerin (100 yards tonight), Luke Mathews, DeVonte Christopher are all just freshmen on this Ute squad. and they are all seeing significant time (not to mention about 5 or 6 defenders as well). The future is bright for the boys in Crimson. But for now the question at hand is, is Wynn capable of going into Fort Worth and beating #6 TCU. I guess we will find out....
More on the showdown with TCU as the week progresses
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The answer of course, is no. He's not. U are going to lose, I am almost certain. Props for the QB, but as you said, he looked brilliant against Wyoming, and even more laughable, New Mexico. So lets hold up on the praise for a sec. Good QB, no lie, but long way to go before he's an Alex Smith.
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