Feel good stories don't come much better than Carson Meger. This time a year ago, the true freshman was the sixth and last quarterback on the roster, a Class 5A all-state player at powerhouse Plano who was too short to get a scholarship offer to a Division I-A school despite all his accomplishments.
So he walked on at UTEP and proceeded to move his way up the depth chart in a rather old-fashioned way -- performance on the field. He was outstanding all fall and even better in the spring when injuries reduced UTEP to to healthy quarterbacks.
He was already well ahead of Tim Curry on the depth chart when Curry transferred last week. That opened up a scholarship and now Meger is a former walk-on. He's also the No. 3 quarterback, making him the highest of the players who will return next year.
He's one of those guys who doesn't really look like a college quarterback until he puts the ball exactly where its supposed to be, over and over again. By the criteria that matters most -- performance -- Meger has been outstanding in a year-plus at UTEP and now he has something to show for it.
He is a little short for D-1, however many short QBs have had great success in college. 5'10 Chase Daniels tore it up in last weeks preseason game, so maybe size doesnt matter as much as everyone thinks it does
Posted by: rivalscout | 08/25/2010 at 03:56 PM
Drew Brees is also a little short for the NFL... I have a feeling that height is becoming less important... Agreed it does not matter as much as people think it does
Posted by: madmanfan32 | 08/25/2010 at 07:17 PM
size doesnt matter as much as people make it out to be at the qb position. however a shorter qb must have the correct skillset to offset the height advantage that many other QBs possess(solid knowledge of schemes, field instinct, elusiveness, ability to throw on run etc.)
Posted by: ranchdad76' | 08/26/2010 at 12:50 AM
Size is overrated, and sometimes it isn't...Depending on the reaction time of the quarterback. A tall quarterback has better vision due to the fact that the QB can see over the offensive line, but if he doesn't have the reaction time or a feel for the receiver relative to the defender, then height is over rated. Drew Brees is short, and he tore it up last year. I think Carson is our future QB.
Posted by: miner niner | 09/02/2010 at 11:18 PM
Meger has two attributes that can't be coached, intelligence and heart. Remember the old saying about the size of the dog in the fight...
Posted by: Gene | 09/21/2010 at 12:21 AM