Who was the best college QB you saw play in person?

[saturdaysarebetter]

Who was the best college QB you saw play in person? I'm trying to rack my brain and I saw Flutie, Testaverde, Cam Newton, Tebow, and Winston as far Heisman Trophy-winning QBs in their Heisman Trophy winning season, I also saw Trevor Lawrence and Troy Smith (not in his senior year but rather 2005 vs PSU). I'd have to say Winston or Flutie.

So who was the best college QB you saw play in person?

 

[psuro]

Marino.

 

[fairgambit]

Who was the best college QB you saw play in person? I'm trying to rack my brain and I saw Flutie, Testaverde, Cam Newton, Tebow, and Winston as far Heisman Trophy-winning QBs in their Heisman Trophy winning season, I also saw Trevor Lawrence and Troy Smith (not in his senior year but rather 2005 vs PSU). I'd have to say Winston or Flutie.

So who was the best college QB you saw play in person?

Doug Flutie.

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

Marino.

The four interceptions in 48-14 sold you huh.

 

[Bison13]

Kerry Collins senior year

 

[PhillyBillyReprise]

Kerry Collins

 

[Thorndike2021]

John Shaffer.

 

[Bones80]

John Elway

 

[razpsu]

Who was the best college QB you saw play in person? I'm trying to rack my brain and I saw Flutie, Testaverde, Cam Newton, Tebow, and Winston as far Heisman Trophy-winning QBs in their Heisman Trophy winning season, I also saw Trevor Lawrence and Troy Smith (not in his senior year but rather 2005 vs PSU). I'd have to say Winston or Flutie.

So who was the best college QB you saw play in person?

Penn state. Kerry Collins. Man that wasn’t hard.

 

[OaktonDave]

Doug Flutie.

He and Boomer Esiason would be my top two. I saw Marino play in '82, but he did not play as well as Flutie and Esiason did when I saw them. I wouldn't argue that he wasn't the best of the three overall, he just didn't play that way when I saw him.

 

[RyanSnyder]

Does Trevor Lawrence at a camp count?

 

[Classof09]

He may not have had a great NFL career but Atwaan Randel-El was pretty spectacular. If he played with some more talent at Indiana, he could’ve won a Heisman.

 

[fairgambit]

For those listing Penn State quarterbacks, only one never lost a game as a starter.
22-0.
Chuck Burkhart.
Chuck never lost a game as a starter in high school either.

 

[LafayetteBear]

Elway. I STILL have never seen a QB arm quite that strong. He had an absolute rifle.

 

[BobPSU92]

John Elway

As my dad likes to say, John Well.

 

[91Joe95]

Kerry Collins was an absolute machine in '94. Yeah, that team had a ridiculous amount of weapons and a devastating offensive line, but whenever they needed a play, he delivered. He could make any throw, his decision making was outstanding, and at the time he still had sneaky mobility. His stats, passer rating, clutch plays, etc were through the roof.

 

[Bones80]

Saw Drew Brees who had a big college career get eaten up by LaVar and Courtney Brown.

 

[WSTLion87]

Kerry Collins picking apart Ohio State while Fran and George do the play-by-play. At one point, George comments... Sheesh he looks like Montana or Aikman out there today!

 

[Bones80]

Saw Testaverde get picked apart in the Fiesta Bowl - my best bowl experience.

 

[PSUJam]

He may not have had a great NFL career but Atwaan Randel-El was pretty spectacular. If he played with some more talent at Indiana, he could’ve won a Heisman.

He threw a TD in a Superbowl win.

 

[Nitwit]

Agree on Antoine Rendel El. He was dangerous to score on every play.

 

[Wex18]

Staubach vs. Air Force in a game at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

 

[Got GSPs]

Antwan Randal El

 

[psuro]

The four interceptions in 48-14 sold you huh.

Your question was who was the best college QB I saw in person, I saw Marino against Temple in person Never saw him against PSU. Never saw Testaverde or Kelly etc in person.
The 48-14 game is not one I saw in-person so it’s not commenurate to your question.
Do you even understand the question you asked? Dipshit.

 

[s1uggo72]

Chad Pennington
Boomer Esiason

 

[rudedude]

Doug Flutie
Drew Brees

 

[FHSPSU67]

Art Schlichter

 

[PSUAlum]

For those listing Penn State quarterbacks, only one never lost a game as a starter.
22-0.
Chuck Burkhart.
Chuck never lost a game as a starter in high school either.

John Shaffer was 66-1 as a starter going back to the 7th grade. He was 25 -1 at Penn State.

I saw Tom Brady, who is the NFL GOAT and that '99 game was very similar to his NFL career. Michigan just was too dumb to start him full-time.

 

[randyl]

Staubach.
My first big college game was the opening game of the 1963 season (his Heisman year) vs WV.

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

Flutie in 84 and Collins in 94. Although I was at rose bowl in 2016 and thought Darnold was going to be a perennial all pro in the NFL.

 

[NittanyBuff]

Steve Young, Kordell Stewart, Major Harris, Jim Mcmahon to name a few

 

[NittanyBuff]

John Elway

Was in the Boulder mall as a kid and went into Foot locker, when they had the tvs, Stanford was playing, first guy I ever saw throw a Football like a Baseball.

 

[Manofsteel200]

Kerry Collins senior year

Same

 

[Manofsteel200]

And Big Ben for the pros.

 

[lemonears]

Staubach in the 1964 Army-Navy game.

 

[Midnighter]

Michael Vick vs Pitt.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

I was going to say Drew Brees until I saw Sean Clifford play!!

 

[Aquapong]

During my days of going to Psu games, I happened to be able to see Brees, Brady, and Henne…all NFL starters. Then there was MRob who somehow became a fullback in the pros.

 

[Big_O]

Kerry Collins followed by Jim Kelly.

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Saw Luck play when son 1 checked out Stanford. His last home game.