2) Marcus Mariota (Oregon)
3) Brett Hundley (UCLA)
4) Keith Price (Washington)
5) Taylor Kelly (Arizona State)
With two of the top 10 teams in the country last season, the Pac 12 had no lack of talent on both sides of the ball. Going into 2012, the conference from top to bottom looks just as good, if not better, than 2012. Perennial powers like Stanford and Oregon both were pleasantly surprised by the performances by their signal callers, Kevin Hogan and Marcus Mariota, and both shined on the biggest stages. Between the two of them, you could make a solid case for either being #1 over the other. However, Hogan once he took over as the starter, was among the most effective quarterbacks in the country. Mariota was equally impressive and ran former coach Chip Kelly's up tempo offense to perfection and the leadership he displayed as a freshmen was extremely impressive.
Brett Hundley, who is coming off a phenomenal 2012 campaign, comes in at 3rd on the list who was a major part of the UCLA turn around under head coach Jim Mora Jr, and may be #1 on this list by seasons end. Washington's Keith Price who had an up and down 2012 season looks to return to his 2011 form that was highlighted by an all everything performance in the 2011 Alamo Bowl in which he went throw for throw (and rush for rush) with reigning Heisman trophy winner Robert Griffin III in a losing effort in one of the best Bowl shootouts this side of the 2005 Rose Bowl. If Hundley and Price play as well as they are capable of the Pac 12 should be even more fun to watch in 2013.
Finishing out the list is the Sun Devils' Taylor Kelly, who is coming off of a solid freshmen season is a potential Pac 12 player of the year candidate rounds out the top 5 and with Kelly, Hundley, Hogan and Mariota all sophomores this season, the play from the quarterback position out west should only get better from here on out.
- Josh Gamez
@itsjoshgamez
josh.projectcfb@gmail.com
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