In this absolutely crazy fairy tale of a season, perhaps nothing is as stunning as the ascension of Washington State Cougars quarterback Gardner Minshew II.
Everyone knows he was Supposed To Go To Alabama And Learn From Nick Saban™, but the part that I think is underplayed is that he left a horrible program at East Carolina — his third school — because he hadn’t really done enough the last two years to ensure he’d be able to keep his starting job over a hotshot incoming freshman.
The Spokesman-Review’s Theo Lawson caught up with a trio of college quarterback/NFL Draft experts to pick their brains about what they see in Minshew.