[alexander_busek]

Kennesaw State University is a Division1 school whose football team is an associate member of the Big South Division. They play against such football luminaries as Gardner-Webb, Wofford College, Jacksonville State, Hampton State, North Carolina A&T and Robert Morris. In other words...Kennesaw State is NOT a football powerhouse so a 170# second year QB is about right. Meanwhile at the better Division 1 schools the QB is about 6’2” and 207 pounds. But that’s at schools like Boston University, UCLA, Duke University, University of Georgia, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Penn State University, UC Berkeley, the University of Virginia, and the University of Missouri. And of course Alabama, Clemson, Auburn, most colleges in Texas and name your favorite Div 1 school here

As I said, I know next to nothing about American football, so much of your explanation has gone right over my head.

My take-away from your explanation is that Clardy was from a second-tier school, with correspondingly lower standards (and/or lack of ability to attract beefier players).

Thanks and regards,

[oldvirginian]

Actually, Kennesaw State just completed the transition to a Division 1 school so I would classify them as a 3rd tier sports school. They get the athletes who can’t compete at higher ranked schools. Athletes that are lighter, shorter, slower, you get the idea.