It appears Newman, who took the most series as QB in the Blue Gold scrimmage, doesn't pull up on the roster at https://ucdavisaggies.com ? I checked 3 times.
I get a 404 error message.
(Jack Newman - 2022 Football Roster - UC Davis Athletics)
He’s gone. It seems the clocks ticking on him since he’s been on rosters for three years. If he goes elsewhere might not have two years eligibility,
Of lesser immediate import is recruit Lyrik Fata. He’s not on the roster but re-tweets team tweets. Maybe he’s just doing something else this year.
Win or lose, I hope we can come out of this one with some positives for the rest of the season and injury free. If today is a total disaster, the first stretch of the season could be reeeeal rough for us.
This QB situation is unsettling, to say the least. Reminds me of the time we were prepping for Cal and our starter left for the ministry and Randy Wright ended up playing. I know Hawk is going to put us in the best possible position to win. I hope we’re getting the guy who was the best in camp. Is Newman really gone?
I read quotes from some QB expert the past year who said a key metric was getting a new QB 'X' number of live snaps (?), that nothing could replace that experience.
I'm hoping that our young QBs, including Hastings, have had plenty of those along with film and time w coaches.
This reminds me of when Coach Gould was searching for a QB, he had Randy Wright, but another QB came in and threw for almost 300 yards. Coach Sochor said, "Looks like we found a QB."
I’m pretty-game canned interview Hawkins said Dixon has good legs and mobility. If so, I don’t understand why he isn’t starting because he also has a bigger arm. Seems like a very conservative game manager type (Hastings) preference for opener. But at some point you need somewhat of a playmaker.