Three games into the 2011 season, the Teddy Bridgewater era began at Louisville. Showing poise in his first college game, the true freshman led his team to its first win over rival Kentucky in four years.
Bridgewater quickly blossomed into a star. He left Louisville after his junior year to become a first-round NFL draft pick with the Minnesota Vikings. You know the rest.
Every true freshman quarterback thrown into a major role his first year in college would love to follow Bridgewater's path. Playing too early backfires more often than not, but that hasn't stopped programs from starting first-year quarterbacks.