Tuttle waiver approved
Josh Henschke confirms that Jack Tuttle will get another year of College Football eligibility. How do we feel about the QB position now?
Confirming Jack Tuttle had his waiver approved by the NCAA. Run it back.
— Josh Henschke (@JoshHenschke) February 18, 2024
February 17th, 2024 at 8:37 PM ^
You say this as if it's a given. Orji has thrown 1 pass in his career, and Tuttle was a middling starter for Indiana. This doesn't make me especially confident.
February 17th, 2024 at 10:42 PM ^
I mean Indiana is Indiana. It takes a pretty damn special QB to look anything above middling.
Tuttle is no star, but I absolutely believe he could come in and fill a Cade McNamara type role on this team. Excellent defense and what should be a good running game. All we need is him to be a game manager. He significantly raises the floor of this team if he’s the starter.
I don’t expect him to simply be handed the job by any means, it’ll be a position battle for sure. But he’s definitely the safest pick right now. It’s going to come down to whether the upside of someone like Orji outweighs Tuttle’s ability to keep the offense on schedule.
February 18th, 2024 at 1:05 AM ^
Didn't that Quarterback from the national championship game, you know the runner ups, once play for Indiana, too?
February 18th, 2024 at 7:57 AM ^
Hence the “it takes a pretty special player” part of my statement. And that player also threw 29 TDs and 15 picks in his 21 games at Indiana and threw for 199 yards per game. Not that great.
February 18th, 2024 at 8:16 AM ^
Penix did much better with UW than he did with UI. Which is probably the same point in comparing Tuttle at UM with Tuttle at UI: Forecasting his upside from how he looked at Indiana would be rather silly.
February 18th, 2024 at 8:33 AM ^
Penix did not play at UI (University of Iowa), he played at Indiana University (IU).
February 18th, 2024 at 12:48 PM ^
Touche.
February 18th, 2024 at 9:33 AM ^
You can clearly see the NFL upside Penix displayed at Indiana compared to Tuttle who is nothing more than an okay college QB. There is a reason why NFL scouts were looking at Penix before he transferred.
February 18th, 2024 at 9:56 AM ^
"His game was circumcised at Washington."
February 18th, 2024 at 12:13 PM ^
I don't know what Tuttle's ceiling is, but the experience he'll have as a 7th-year senior is invaluable. He'll also have far more talent around him here than at Indiana.
February 17th, 2024 at 7:45 PM ^
Significantly raises the floor for the QB room, IMO. I could see Tuttle performing at a level in the ballpark of Cade and Rudock -- especially if the line is solid.
February 17th, 2024 at 10:44 PM ^
Garbage time stats caveats apply here, but he did go 15/17 this year at 7.6 YPA and added 35 yards on 4 carries. I agree though, he’s not a game changer but certainly has the ability to be a game manager and make a couple plays while we lean on the running game and defense.
February 18th, 2024 at 2:01 PM ^
He's Cade McNamara, but faster!
February 17th, 2024 at 7:46 PM ^
He looked so good in last year’s spring game. Absolutely right: the floor is much higher now.
February 17th, 2024 at 7:46 PM ^
I'm all for lottery tickets at QB. If Tuttle can be Cade, next year's team will be fine. If someone beats him out for the job, that's a good sign for whoever is named the starter.
Alan Bowman went to Oklahoma State and won 10 games, including a win over their biggest rival, feels like its not crazy to think Tuttle could do something similar here.
February 18th, 2024 at 9:16 AM ^
A win over our biggest rival? Yes, I can definitely see him beating Rutger.
February 17th, 2024 at 7:46 PM ^
The poster who surmised that Tuttle's waiver was denied aftet he tweeted "see you next year" or some such deserves a double dose of shame. And a short, sharp spank for the mods who didn't delete that poodoo pile of a post.
February 17th, 2024 at 7:59 PM ^
Yes - we should continually dunk on that guy for his truly terrible post
February 17th, 2024 at 8:03 PM ^
I'm not afraid to say I was wrong. Shit happens. I also thought JH would return.
February 18th, 2024 at 8:35 AM ^
FIRE FISHGOBLUE!!!!!
Guy is a terrible poster and is right less often than Warde...
February 17th, 2024 at 8:02 PM ^
That was me. Seemed at the time he was saying goodbye. I was wrong
February 17th, 2024 at 8:07 PM ^
I respect your owning that garbage
February 17th, 2024 at 8:28 PM ^
I have to fight the lion! That post could have been mine.
February 18th, 2024 at 5:09 PM ^
That looks like smeagle from the Bana Splits show. I haven't seen that show in 55 years.
February 18th, 2024 at 7:34 AM ^
His tweet didn't imply whatsoever that his waiver had been denied. It's odd that you still seem to think it did.
February 17th, 2024 at 10:49 PM ^
Which post?
TBH, sometimes I intentionally leave posts up so that the OP can reap a big pile of negs.
February 18th, 2024 at 12:55 AM ^
This is wise. Administering a proper whipping serves as a greater deterrent.
Also, it's more fun.
February 18th, 2024 at 11:19 AM ^
...it's not really much of a deterrent if the individual has a Whose Line Is It Anyway? attitude towards their internet points
February 17th, 2024 at 7:51 PM ^
Okay, so more competition for everyone to get better. I hope there’s an open competition this spring and that it is fair game.
February 17th, 2024 at 7:51 PM ^
He’s older than seven NFL starting quarterbacks and he’s the same age as Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields and Zach Wilson. That’s the kind of experience I’m talkin’ about!
February 17th, 2024 at 8:12 PM ^
I can see it now, OSU will cry age after he beats them in Columbus.
February 17th, 2024 at 11:59 PM ^
Michigan's Stetson Bennett III?
February 18th, 2024 at 8:18 AM ^
Probably the most important factor when you really about rolling into Columbus. A QB that feels comfortable.
February 17th, 2024 at 7:53 PM ^
That makes things much more interesting indeed.
February 17th, 2024 at 7:53 PM ^
I'm feeling much better. I think he is a solid QB with experience. We needed a break!
February 17th, 2024 at 7:57 PM ^
Muppets.
February 17th, 2024 at 8:17 PM ^
HANG THE BANNER!!!
February 17th, 2024 at 8:38 PM ^
Tuttets
February 17th, 2024 at 8:03 PM ^
Unexpected, but awesome!
February 17th, 2024 at 8:05 PM ^
I rescind my “ta ta Tuttle” a la George Costanza.
February 17th, 2024 at 8:08 PM ^
Experience at the QB position is so important. This is good news 🏈👍
February 17th, 2024 at 8:09 PM ^
Have a really good feeling about this. He's a taller, more athletic (and better character) version of Cade. I'm rooting for him to break out. He stayed and he'll be a champion.
February 17th, 2024 at 8:11 PM ^
He is a Champion
February 17th, 2024 at 8:17 PM ^
Correction accepted
February 17th, 2024 at 10:50 PM ^
Kinda sucks for Cade. Had he stayed, He’d be the presumptive starter and I’d be plenty satisfied to see a redux of 2021 w/ Orji in the JJ role.
Then again, you can’t help but wonder whether his departure had a net positive effect on the culture and the program’s momentum towards a natty.
February 17th, 2024 at 11:03 PM ^
Nah, adversity exposes one's character. I'm glad he's gone.
February 18th, 2024 at 7:37 AM ^
"Please, just keep on saying it's the shittiest offense in college football. Please, just think we are gonna be so shitty next year. Please."
- Cade McNamara, on Iowa's historically bad 2023 offense