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Kyler Murray & Taylor Cornelius stepping into big shoes and long shadows

Do you remember John Brantley? How about Michael Spurlock? Josh Nunes, Barrett Trotter or Jammal Lord?

Didn't think so. They were the star-crossed fellows who followed Tim Tebow, Eli Manning, Andrew Luck, Cam Newton and Eric Crouch as quarterbacks at Florida, Ole Miss, Stanford, Auburn and Nebraska, respectively.

Some other names you do remember. Just not all that fondly. Chris Smith, Nate Hybl, Paul Thompson, Landry Jones and Wes Lunt. They succeeded some of the most memorable quarterbacks in our state's history. Mike Gundy, Josh Heupel, Jason White, Sam Bradford and Brandon Weeden, respectively.

Which brings us to Taylor Cornelius and Kyler Murray, who this week will step into the big shoes and long shadows of iconic quarterbacks.