The football gods expected too much of Clayton Thorson, that much is certain. On the heels of back-to-back 5-7 seasons, they demanded Thorson complete a series of great tasks in order to win his shot at an NFL Draft pick. They would not settle for Thorson cruising through college with a high-powered offensive line and plenty of highly-touted receivers. They would not grant him the clemency offered to C.J. Beathard, Christian Hackenberg, or other Big Ten quarterbacks who were mediocre and made the NFL anyway. He would have to earn an NFL spot the hard way, like Northwestern quarterbacks before him.
The Twelve Labors of Clayton Thorson
