Alan Bowman vs. Brock Purdy: the freshman showdown nobody predicted

Reese Strickland-USA TODAY SportsIn my preseason rankings of the Big 12 quarterbacks, I mentioned sixteen different quarterbacks as potential starters for their respective teams. After eight weeks, arguably the two most promising young quarterbacks in the conference are players not even mentioned in that article. Both Alan Bowman and Brock Purdy entered fall camp as the third-string QBs of their respective teams, yet have emerged as the future stars of the Big 12. With the Big 12 race looking as wide open as ever at the end of October, these two quarterbacks could hold the keys to chaos in the conference. Prior to this week’s showdown with Iowa State, it seems necessary to take a look at how both quarterbacks got to where they are at this point in the season

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