Gordon Monson: Former USCfb and Pitt_FB quarterback Kedon Slovis is looking to recapture the magic of his freshman season as he arrives in Provo to join BYUfootball.
Former USC and Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis is looking to recapture the magic of his freshman season as he arrives in Provo.
Sitake says he is pleased as punch with the QB’s arrival, as is offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick.Pitt fans called him something else, during and after a less-than-stellar 2022 season.The only problem with that wealth is that some of it wasn’t stacked quite as deep as it was through that auspicious beginning, when Slovis rolled up 3,502 passing yards and 30 touchdowns. Four times during his initial season, he threw for more than 400 yards. He threw for a school record 515 against UCLA.
He wrote further: “Football is kind of like life — you can’t control everything. Whether it’s injuries, or having to navigate a season with COVID and so many unknowns … some things you just don’t plan for. And everything didn’t go as I planned during the rest of my time at USC. There were obstacles, for sure, and we didn’t win all the games we wanted to.
At USC and Pitt, Slovis’ phenomenal freshman completion percentage of a fraction short of 72 percent started to sag, drooping to last season’s low of 58 percent for the Panthers. Although he has totaled 9,973 passing yards, his seasonal yardage lowered, too. He seems eager to finish up strong in Provo, a location he once described during a podcast — about heckling fans — as “a weird place.”
Everyone is fully aware, foremost among them Sitake and Roderick, that without a quality quarterback, your offense is dead, especially in a new competitive environment where poise at that position will be paramount. As Jaren Hall leaves, BYU had almost no experience at that most important spot.If the Cougars are worried about Slovis’ more traditional — read: stationary — skillset in the pocket, perhaps Roderick can mix in some of’ mobility from play to play to balance things out.
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