On Aug. 31, the opening Saturday of college football, Hank Bachmeier threw for 407 yards in leading the Boise State Broncos back from an 18-point deficit to a win at Florida State. The very next Saturday, Ryan Hilinski went 24-for-30 passing and scored three touchdowns in South Carolina’s romping win over Charleston Southern. Then this past weekend, Jayden Daniels marched his Arizona State team 75 yards on 11 plays in 164 seconds to beat Michigan State.
All of these quarterbacks have something in common: They were in high school this time last year. But what you probably didn’t know is that they are closely connected, having grown up in Southern California within 80 miles of one another.