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Faizon Brandon — Teammate Jordan Norman likened him to Lamar Jackson after Heupel's true freshman starter announcement Keelon Russell — DeBoer's QB decision is drawing All-SEC predictions from McElroy and a Jayden Daniels comparison from Pollack Arch Manning — Sarkisian praised him as great Monday, a day after calling out his energy as a problem to fix Bryce Underwood — Teammates and coaches call him super sharp, with WR Buchanan declaring the pass game ready for the season Austin Mack — Locked in as Keelon Russell's backup after losing Alabama's QB battle, with David Pollack comparing Russell to Jayden Daniels Jayden Maiava — Tobias Raymond is praising his leadership; Dante Moore remains a QB competition factor heading into the season Aaron Philo — Named Florida's QB1 beating Jones Jr., coach Sumrall detailed what sealed the nod for the FAU opener CJ Carr — Analysts expect his 14.1 yards-per-completion mark to dip in the new offense, but Irish coaches see that as a feature, not a flaw Julian Sayin — Named a 2026 team captain and rated the top Big Ten QB heading into the season; also landed on the Manning Award watch list Drew Mestemaker — Transfer teammates say he's the ultimate locker room guy; Michigan, Oregon, LSU, and Texas Tech all wanted him before he picked OSU Arch Manning — Sarkisian praised him as great Monday, a day after calling out his energy as a problem to fix

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Freshmen Rise, Rosters Churn Before Week One

QB decisions landed across the sport Monday, while the SEC drew a line on NFL returnees just as coaches tested its limits.

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