SALT LAKE CITY — Travis Wilson is a bit of an anomaly. He stands 6-foot-7, huge for a quarterback.
Despite his enormous size, he throws the ball side armed, eliminating some of the advantage gained from his great height. Despite his man-sized frame, the baby-faced signal caller sports a wispy mustache and beard, looking more like a high school senior than a four-year starter for a Pac-12 contender. He's an effective runner, despite having a gate that compares more closely to a newborn farm animal rather than a modern dual threat quarterback.
And yet Wilson, who has had to compete for his starting job seemingly every offseason during his time at Utah, may be the best quarterback in the country through the first month of the season.