Quarterback rating is an ESPN formula that evaluates a player's overall performance — passing, running, production on down-and-distance. It's hard to explain. But it's quite favorable to the Big 12. OU's Baker Mayfield ranks No. 1 this week in QB rating. OSU's Mason Rudolph ranks No. 2. And Texas Tech's Nic Shimonek ranks third.
The Red Raiders' fifth-year senior is making the most of his one chance to lead a team.
“He's improving every day,” Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said Monday on the Big 12 coaches teleconference. “He's on track.