This is true that Wilson’s results were against PAC 12 competition. Still, the results were such that they did not warrant a 4 year run as the starter. The coaching knew and said there were issues at the QB position in the opening episode of The Drive. That issue has been front and center all 4 years. Case in point, John Hays was benched for one bad interception thrown in a tight game against USC, Travis Wilson threw 3 INTs against USC that lead to 21 points and knocked Utah out of the CFP discussion. Yet here we are, two more bad performances and losses later and Wilson is still the the starter.
As I’ve said, the biggest failure by this coaching staff has been their inability for recruit a QB who could supplant Wilson. Just look at Oregon. They brought in FCS transfer Vernon Adams. He beat out 4 star Jeff Lockie who had already been in the Oregon system a couple years. The coaches obviously knew that Lockie could not cut it, so they brought in Adams. Once Adams was healthy, he lit it up. Point being, you should know rather quuickly whether a QB has what it takes. Most of us knew after Wilson’s first season, he didn’t have what it takes to play QB in the PAC 12. His stats all four years were at the bottom of the Conference. Yet 4 years later we’re looking at the same results, while the rest of the team has elevated.
Some will say the coaches failed the develop Wilson and I will be the first to agree that Utah needs a QB whisperer type coach. But honestly, Wilson’s ceiling was low and there was not much you could do to coach him up other than focus on ball control, which they did
Bottom line, he Wilson era is almost over. I see that Oregon is looking at an FCS transfer QB, Prukop from Montana St. He has some very good stats. Oregon also has redshirt freshman Travis Jonsen (Waller), a 4 star dual threat QB from my Servite HS in Anaheim. He should be their next starter. Adams was brought in to bridge that gap.
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