Sounds like the QB battle is really just going to between Harper and Pinnick at this point. I know that they will pick the right guy for the job, but it would be cool to get a young guy out there and really give him play time to develop over the course of several seasons. No matter who they pick, it will be nice to have some QB mobility in play.

Sounds ro me like Pinnick is the guy, if healthy.
He gets effusive praise for leadership and work ethic, has the most athleticism. If the battle for the position is neck and neck between a player with five years in the program, and a one year player, the younger player likely has the biggest upside. Neither has meaningful game experience, and if you pick the senior next year you are again with an inexperiences QB.

Plough has mentioned that the team is mainly responsible for picking the QB, mainly by who they support as the leader. If its close, I’d like to see Harper get the nod mainly bc of his hard work and dedication to the program.

I get where you are coming from, but if it's close then I hope they go with Pinnick. If he is successful in the role and has the chance to be a 3 or 4 year starter it would be good to get him playing time now. Especially if Plough thinks he has the ceiling to be a really special player. It sounds like he was trying to stifle excitement about Pinnick in the last posted presser.

I don’t have a dog in this fight, but if the coach says something along the lines of “I don’t know when we’ve had a player come in and make that kind if an impact” talking about his leadership qualities, and the player also produces on the field, and stands out with his athleticism, thats going to be the guy. I’m sure there are skill sets that Harper has, and I hope he plays a significant amount, although thats not Ploughs philosophy.

I like having a responsible QB battle here in Davis. Imagine being in the QB room in Cleveland later this summer?

Why do the QB's get their own room ? They couldn't just put up a poster that says, Throw the ball to your teammates, not to the other team !". If anyone should get their own room it's the linebackers because they physically take up more space.

It occurs to me that Devon King is the first former player to get hired at UCD for his initial college coaching job since Biggs gave Plough, Keane, Cody and probably others the opportunity. I’m not counting Randy Wright who had a quality control role for a season a few years ago.