Some key injuries have already taken place early in the 2015 college football season, most notably affecting a pair of starting quarterbacks for independents Notre Dame (2-0) and BYU (2-0).
The Fighting Irish lost Malik Zaire for the year with a fractured ankle last week, while the Cougars are without Taysom Hill due to a foot injury.
But one of those schools is much better equipped to deal with the consequences because of quality depth at the position. BYU has already proved it will be fine without Hill since freshman Tanner Mangum is a more-than-capable replacement.
Mangum has won each of the team’s first two games this season, with Hail Mary touchdown passes in the final seconds to beat Nebraska on the road and Boise State at home.