A few days ago, we noticed that former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer ranked Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence above Justin Fields. It was a curious one because we expected the scarlet and gray to come out in his expert analysis, especially with both of them being so close in almost every single projection heading into 2020.
But there is a reason. While appearing on a FOX College Football segment, Meyer provided his top five college quarterbacks for the upcoming season and included his rationale.
Basically, what it boils down to is that Lawrence has one more year under center, so the experience puts him over the top. Meyer did go on to gush about Fields though — comparing him to Dwayne Haskins with his ability to throw the ball. He also said that Fields and Lawrence were right there beside each other.
You can listen to the entire segment by clicking on the below video shared by FOX College Football.
“I put Trevor Lawrence at No. 1 for one reason: he played one more year, that was it.”@CoachUrbanMeyer gives his Preseason Top 5 QBs and explains why he puts the Clemson QB ahead of Justin Fields. pic.twitter.com/Q0QnAvPExY
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) June 3, 2020
What do you think? If you had to start a team and had to pick between Fields and Lawrence, which signal-caller would you choose?
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