MMQB - Timing

News broke yesterday evening that backup quarterback Beau Pribula has entered the transfer portal, and will not be with the team during the College Football Playoffs.

This is unfortunate on several levels.

For the team, they lose one of their key backups. Beyond the old joke that everyone loves the backup quarterback more than the starter, Beau had proven himself to be effective running the offense when given license to run the full package.

Take a look at his evening in Madison, when Drew Allar went down with a knee injury: 11-of-13 passing for 98 yards and a touchdown, 6 carries for another 28 yards. Mind you, that was just the second half of the game. 200 yards passing, 2 touchdowns, and…