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Jesse Ertz, Kyle Shurmur aim to stay hot in compelling QB matchup

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If passing efficiency is your favorite quarterback statistic, you are going to want to watch Kansas State and Vanderbilt go head to head on Saturday.

Jesse Ertz vs. Kyle Shurmur has the makings of an entertaining QB duel.

When it comes to passing efficiency (or quarterback rating, as it’s also called) they are two of the best in college football.

Ertz, a K-State senior, ranks fourth nationally with a passing efficiency of 222. Shurmur, a Vanderbilt junior, ranks fifth with a passing efficiency of 217.2.

Both are averaging more than 10 yards per attempt, both are completing more than 70 percent of their passes, and neither has thrown an interception.