COLUMBIA, Mo. — Like chickens versus eggs and plants versus seeds, Missouri’s quarterback competition will tackle an existential question of causality.
Which comes first: the starting quarterback or the scheme?
It’s a question relevant to the Tigers this preseason because they’ve got different quarterbacks competing for the starting job and, heading into Year 3 under offensive coordinator Kirby Moore, a chance for variation in offensive scheme, too.
The first thing an observer notices about potential starting quarterback Sam Horn, for example, is his arm. He throws with all the zip and poise of a pitcher — because he’s also a pitcher.