Big Ten QB situations solidify at Ohio State, Michigan while changing elsewhere

By foxsports
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After two weeks of action, two of the four coaches in the Big Ten who entered the season with questions about who would start at quarterback are staying with the initial starter while two have or will make a change.

Of the latter two, the newest development comes from Maryland where coach Randy Edsall has, according to multiple reports, listed Caleb Rowe as the starter for the Terrapins' Week 3 game against South Florida. Perry Hills, who started the first two games, is listed No. 3 behind both Rowe and Oklahoma State transfer Daxx Garman.

Esall has not spoken to the media since the new depth chart was published, but he told reporters after his team's 48-27 loss to Bowling Green on Saturday he would revisit the quarterback situation after the game. 

The Washington Post also noted that Hills, who completed 15 of 30 passes for 168 yards with two touchdowns and an interception against the Falcons, took a helmet-to-helmet hit in the third quarter but remained in the game until the fourth quarter when he was replaced by Rowe, whose first pass of the game was intercepted.

"We've got to be able to throw the ball and take advantage of the opportunities that we have," Edsall said, per The Post. "And we didn't do that. There was plays to be made out there on the field that we didn't make,"

Rowe, a junior who was the backup last year until suffering a knee injury, ended up completing one of three passes and throwing two interceptions against the Falcons.

Rutgers coach Kyle Flood already made a change, going with Chris Laviano in a Week 2 loss to Washington State after Hayden Rettig started the season-opening win over Norfolk State. Laviano was suspended for the first half of the opener because of a violation of team rules, but NJ.com reported Monday was the first time Flood confirmed Laviano is his No. 1 guy.

Meanwhile, Ohio State and Michigan appear to be set with Cardale Jones and Jake Rudock, respectively.

Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer identified Jones as his starter unequivocally for the first time Monday, the same day Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh said No. 2 quarterback Shane Morris could redshirt if he is not needed for more than mop-up duty in a game this season.

(H/T Washington Post, NJ.com)