ESPN names Ryan Day, Justin Fields one of the top QB/head coach duos in college football

ESPN has ranked its opinion on the best head coach/quarterback combinations in college football, and Ryan Day and Justin Fields are high up.

Our take

You can take your pick between Day/Fields and Swinney/Lawrence really. Dabo might be a little more proven, but that’s being unfair to Day who has shown that he’s not afraid of the big lights. He’s aggressive and has a great offensive mind. And while Fields might be a tad bit better on the ground, Lawrence doesn’t get enough credit for his ability to make things happen with his legs.

In the end, I think Fields gives a play-caller a little bit more flexibility in game-planning, but we might just see that the measurables Lawrence has at the next level translate a wee-bit better. That’s still only theory though.

Coaching-wise, Swinney is great, but I think we’ll see that Day is a little better with the X’s and O’s as things play out. He’s a star in the making and his experience is the only thing holding him back in the court of public perception.

That, however, is changing very quickly.

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