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Rowell passed fairly highly-regarded QBs Casey and Brasch so you never know.
If this guy passes Millner and/or Johnson and/or Martin (if his commitment holds up), Cal will have pulled off a major heist. In this era, a QB going under the radar, ending up as a walk-on and making an impact at the P5 level is extraordinarily unusual. Of course, it is possible but I would give him the same odds as Cal earning a spot in the CFP.
I am curious about what you might think about this.
If I have it right, no one offered Aaron Rodgers out of HS. He probably could have been a PWO at Cal. If he had chosen that route, does he ever start for us? Does he ever become what he is?
Rodgers was a smart guy. Given he was academically eligible out of HS, he knew that he could transfer after one year at a JC where he would see the field and get noticed. The rest is history. In other words, JC is a smart way to go because you can play and move on vis a vis going somewhere as a walk-on, getting buried on the depth chart and never getting a chance.
Once again, my comments pertain to QBs only. Other players who receive a PWO offer should take it.
In all fairness, however, Rodgers was noticed only by Tedford and only because Tedford was recruiting a tight end, and in the process saw that the QB throwing to Garrett Cross was special. If Tedford had not stumbled upon him, would any other coach have noticed?
In 2002, maybe not after his first season but definitely after year 2. In 2021, given the relentless communication of information, there is no doubt he would have received a ton of attention after his first season at Butte.
Lots of coaches were licking their chops to offer him when he graduated from Butte. Only Tedford, it appears, knew that he was eligible right away.
That makes no sense. Rodgers' was a qualifier out of HS thus he was ready to go after a year at JC. Everyone would have known that.....
Everyone COULD HAVE know that, except they weren't paying any attention to Aaron Rodgers, when he was coming out of high school. Schools start noticing prospects their junior years, but that was AR's first year starting and he was teeny-tiny. Then, his senior year, he grew "all the way" up to 6-0, 180... in an out of the way location to boot, and just wasn't getting any attention.
His progression from high school senior, through one year of JC, to starting at Cal a couple of months after arriving on campus was absolutely phenomenal. Rare combination of physical talent and mental make-up. Talk about being able to process information quickly! I wonder if he's ever considered competing on one of those shows like Jeopardy.