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Podcast: Cover 3 College Football Episode: Top QB Battles To Watch As Spring Practice Gets Underway | College Football Segment: Missouri podcast segment **Actionable Picks / Plays Mentioned** - Back here on the Cover 3 podcast. **Top Team-Specific Takeaways** - I asked if Austin Simmons was in a battle for the quarterback job. - Bud Elliott said, "You don't spend that much money having him ride the pine." And um and Austin Simmons was named Missouri's quarterback. - You can offer an outlook for what Missouri might be like in terms of the offense you are expecting. - what's what do we think the offense might look like for Missouri with Simmons at the helm? - Of course, we also it's going to be Eli's offense because of Eli's own offensive background, but we are replacing Kirby Moore as offensive coordinator as well, who is now the head coach at Washington State. - I Their schedule's never that tough, you know, by SEC standards. - No questions at the quarterback position. - I will just uh Missouri's big receiver getting the portal was Cayden Lee from Ole Miss. **Transcript Context** - I don't want you to get flak for tooting your own horn. - I'll reach across, I'll pat you on the back. - I asked if Austin Simmons was in a battle for the quarterback job. Transcript excerpt: You know, I don't want you to get flak for tooting your own horn. So I'll reach across, I'll pat you on the back. I asked if Austin Simmons was in a battle for the quarterback job. Bud Elliott said, "You don't spend that much money having him ride the pine." And um and Austin Simmons was named Missouri's quarterback. You can offer an outlook for what Missouri might be like in terms of the offense you are expecting. Austin Simmons seemingly does provide more of a downfield passing threat than Bo Perbix did last year. Yeah, I think he's a way better thrower of the football than than Bo is. That's what I was thinking. So what's what do we think the offense might look like for Missouri with Simmons at the helm? Of course, we also it's going to be Eli's offense because of Eli's own offensive background, but we are replacing Kirby Moore as offensive coordinator as well, who is now the head coach at Washington State. Yeah, um the OC they signed, his quarterbacks uh traditionally, if they're not like absolute just I mean you know, Drake Maye is not I don't think really somebody I would give the OC the credit for. Um they did sign this receiver. Do you guys remember Chase Hendricks from Ohio? I'm pretty sure he went there, right? Missouri had a I know they were going I know they were going to get him. Uh or did he go to Cal? I'm not sure where he went. Oh, he ended up at Cal, excuse me. I know Missouri was in on him pretty hard uh just from some some stuff I had heard. So, okay, I have a little bit less opinion uh of Missouri with with their their passing options. I In my head, this is why you use spreadsheets, not your head. Um yeah, I'm interested to see how that looks. I Their schedule's never that tough, you know, by SEC standards. I feel like they usually get the the easier draw of it for the most part. Um but I just think Simmons is a much higher like ceiling passer uh that than the kid who stepped in when Bo went down. Uh Danny, anything else stand out about sort of as we just cross it off the list and you know, kind of kind of file them away as we start to begin our general preparation. No questions at the quarterback position. Thoughts on what Simmons might offer the Tigers? I will just uh Missouri's big receiver getting the portal was Cayden Lee from Ole Miss. So, he he's got familiarity with Austin Simmons. This was going to be the way way that this was going. It was the only thing that ever made sense. Unless Austin Simmons got hurt. I just feel bad for the Mat Zales era, which was so short-lived. Um Austin Simmons might be done. I mean Austin Simmons is a player who was I mean I had him as like a dark horse breakout player in the SEC before last season. He did beat out Trinidad Chambliss in a quarterback competition. Um he struggled a little bit, you know, injuries and with turnovers when he played, but he's got a little bit of experience, so I think you like to see that. But I think from a just a physical gifts standpoint, it was pretty clear that Missouri's got a more talented quarterback than Austin Simmons. I unfortunately had to delete from my mind the stats as soon as he got hurt and eventually Wally pipped. But Austin Simmons, to your point about thinking about him as a breakout star, I mentioned his ERA from pitching like no less than five times on CBS Sports HQ because of, you know, our six-week preseason that we have like looking ahead and talking about the college football season. So, you start to get deeper and deeper into your Austin Simmons bag and before you know you're like, "He came into relief in the bottom of the seventh throwing heat." And uh obviously those pitching skills are not enough to help him the rest of the way. But, uh we will see Austin Simmons again named uh Missouri starter late last week. Well, coming up on the other side, taking a look at some of the biggest quarterback battles that are still up in the air when we begin in Tuscaloosa with two very, very good players battling for a program that is looking to take the next step under Kalen DeBoer. When you need your sports news all the time. >> We've got breaking news to bring to you. CBS Sports HQ hits every highlight from all the sports that matter to you. We'll bring you that breaking news right here on HQ. CBS Sports HQ, streaming free 24/7. Back here on the Cover 3 podcast. Uh we will be talking about Nebraska in a little bit like I mentioned. Their uh spring game is coming up.