That leaves sophomore Koy Detmer Jr. and freshmen Kody Wilstead and Joe Critchlow to run the scout team, a spot that Ty Detmer said could be rotated this season so the three players still get time to work with the offense and learn his system. Freshman Austin Kafentzis, a record-setting QB at Jordan High, has been moved to running back and a got a surprising amount of work there during Thursday’s controlled scrimmage.
As for Hoge, he was clearly the most effective backup QB in camp, and is a better athlete and more of a running threat than Mangum.