As he exited his first spring football session as Nebraska's head coach, Mike Riley wasn't prepared to name a starter at quarterback heading into the summer.
But reading between the lines of what the former Oregon State head coach said, it isn't hard to see who has a leg up in the competition.
Redshirt freshmen A.J. Bush and Zack Darlington each showed flashes in the Cornhuskers' April 11 spring game, but junior Tommy Armstrong still appears to be the front-runner to reclaim his starting role in Riley's first season in Lincoln. Speaking after the exhibition, Riley said he had a pecking order at quarterback in mind but wasn't going to reveal it just yet.