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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: The Quarterback Position

Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly.” For the next few weeks, we are going to focus on how teams performed at various positions. We will be starting with quarterbacks.

The Good:

Boise State

Brett Rypien was the offensive player of the year, so this was a pretty easy choice. Rypien had his best year as a starter, and he did it with a shaky offensive line and an unproven group of receivers. Thanks to a canceled bowl game, Rypien missed out on a chance for a 4,000 yard season, but Rypien finished with 3705 yards and 30 touchdown passes while completing over 67 percent of his passes.