The Fresno State Bulldogs lost another game last night. You’re going to hear many calls for quarterback Chason Virgil to be benched, to take a breather and learn from the sidelines as his teammates play out the string of an increasingly forgettable season.
These people are wrong.
Life as a quarterback can be very demanding. It can be more so if the team you’re leading is in serious need of a rebuild, and especially if that quarterback, like Virgil, is a freshman. True or redshirt, the job comes with a serious learning curve and, if you look at the numbers across the Group of 5, Virgil’s uneven growth isn’t unique.