Why did O'Korn transfer?

[St. Joe Blue 3]

Glad he's onboard .... but what's the story of why he left Houston?

 

[celemo]

was pressed into action as a true frosh when the starter went down...regressed a little as a sophomore and was benched for a dual threat guy. The End

 

[ArrowheadBlue]

a new OC in his sophomore year/ says it all (outside of throwing a few more interceptions than desired).

 

[goblue31602]

was pressed into action as a true frosh when the starter went down...regressed a little as a sophomore and was benched for a dual threat guy. The End

To add to that, offensive coordinator in year 1 was part of the TCU OC team the past few years (more air raid type offense) and he did well for a true frosh. They left for TCU and he didn't hit it off well with the new OC, then they had a great dual threat backup, so they changed systems to a more running type system. Then their HC got fired and they hired Tom Herman, who clearly likes a mobile QB. So, O'Korn saw the writing on the wall and left.

 

[St. Joe Blue 3]

Thanks guys, man .... everything seems to be breaking our way ... the future is so bright, gonna need some new Ray Bans (bifocal lenses, of course).

 

[Reality Man]

Love having O'Korn. Would like to see Malzone or someone else make a push for the starting job.


RM

 

[St. Joe Blue 3]

Love having O'Korn. Would like to see Malzone or someone else make a push for the starting job.


RM

Competition is a good thing!

 

[Ken Dogg]

I watched live a couple of times. He lost some confidence as a soph, Greg Ward Jr. is a beast and have Houston a running dimension that they wanted to leverage. Ward Jr. will be among the best returning QBs in the country next year, he's that good and perfect for Herman's spread.

 

[St. Joe Blue 3]

I watched live a couple of times. He lost some confidence as a soph, Greg Ward Jr. is a beast and have Houston a running dimension that they wanted to leverage. Ward Jr. will be among the best returning QBs in the country next year, he's that good and perfect for Herman's spread.

What are O'Korn's upsides?

 

[Ken Dogg]

What are O'Korn's upsides?

Prostyle QB, decent athlete, good arm, smart/mature kid. Very Christian, believe he is still dating Joel Osteen's daughter. Not that it is some upside but he is a pretty grounded kid. He took a lot of criticism at UH because he was supposed to be the savior.

 

[JamieDurham]

Love having O'Korn, but I'd be more happy with O'Deftones.

 

[Ken Dogg]

O'Korn makes the all Irish team along with Shaquille O'Neal. Proud Shamrocks.

 

[michigangoblue999]

What are O'Korn's upsides?

Great arm, probably little bit better wheels than Rudock, who wasn't bad.

Has the advantage of getting to know the offense for a whole year before he's pressed into action. Also has two years of eligibility left.

 

[St. Joe Blue 3]

Will O'Korn be required to change his name to O'Maize?

I think it would only be right.

 

[jbannan]

He is 6'4" and has a strong arm. Word is he has been very good on the scout team against a top ten defense in practice. He can read defenses and has some experience in a pro offense.

 

[JamieDurham]

O'Korn makes the all Irish team along with Shaquille O'Neal. Proud Shamrocks.

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He is 6'4" and has a strong arm. Word is he has been very good on the scout team against a top ten defense in practice. He can read defenses and has some experience in a pro offense.

Disagree.

 

[JRforUM]

Saw the pic of all the QBs from media day prior to fall camp & O'Korn certainly doesn't look anywhere near 6'-4". Substantially shorter than Morris who isn't that tall.

Go Blue!

 

[St. Joe Blue 3]

I'm still not willing to dismiss Morris from the competition discussion for next season. We'll see if he can step up enough for next season.

I'm not much concerned with the QB position, we've got some quality guys in the mix.