Coach Cristobal has repeatedly said that 4-star redshirt sophomore #12 QB Shough is the heir to Justin Herbert’s job and has been practicing with the first squad in fall camp. Extensive video clips of Shough’s 2019 game tape, as well as links to two other evaluators’ film analysis of him, appear in my summer preview of the Ducks.
Shough’s main competition for the job and likely backup appears to be grad transfer #13 QB Brown, a three-year starter at Boston College. He was a mid 3-star (.8517) in 2016 and won the starting QB position as a redshirt freshman in 2017.