During the course of the 2011 Texas Longhorns football season there was continuous uncertainty at the quarterback position.
At times, true freshman David Ash looked like the clear front-runner, handling the position with confidence and capability, especially when using his athletic ability. At other times, including the victory over Texas A&M, redshirt freshman Case McCoy looked like a world-beater and the clear-cut favorite to continue taking snaps.
Ash started– and finished– the recent Holiday Bowl victory over the Cal Golden Bears, but evidently his performance wasn’t good enough to convince the Texas coaching staff that the position is set going into 2012 spring practice.
Enter record-setting East Mississippi Community College quarterback Bo Wallace.
Wallace led EMCC to the NJCAA National Championship this season setting single-season records for most passing yardage (4,064), total offense (4,810) and most touchdowns thrown (53).
At 6’4″, Wallace has a strong presence in the pocket with adequate athleticism to create plays on his feet, drawing attention from several Division I programs, including the Mississippi State Bulldogs who issued an offer to the QB yesterday.
There are a couple of potential motives from Bryan Harsin in bringing Wallace to the Forty Acres to visit.
Perhaps he truly is being considered as a potential 5th quarterback to throw into the fray during 2012 spring practice along with Ash, McCoy, and true freshmen Jalen Overstreet and highly-touted Connor Brewer.
Perhaps Ash is the favorite, and Wallace may be brought on to light the fire under his heels the coaching staff may believe he needs to reach a tipping point and truly emerge as a solid starter for Texas in 2012.
This motive is known only to Bryan Harsin and Mack Brown– at least for now– and time will tell what role Bo Wallace plays for the Texas Longhorns in 2012.
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