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AP: Smith leads sterling group of Big 12 quarterbacks
By LUKE MEREDITH
AP Sports Writer
Typically a league that loses one Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback and another that threw 37 touchdown passes is going to see its overall passing numbers slip.
There's nothing typical about the Big 12.
The departure of Baylor's Robert Griffin III and Oklahoma State's Brandon Weeden for starting jobs in the NFL has done nothing to limit the league's preposterously successful passing games.
Four of the nation's top five quarterbacks in passing efficiency play for Big 12 schools, led by West Virginia's Geno Smith and Texas' David Ash.
Oklahoma State's J.W. Walsh and TCU's Casey Pachall are fourth and fifth respectively in efficiency, and Smith and Baylor's Nick Florence rank first and second in passing yards per game. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/10/01/4301964/smith-leads-sterling-group-of.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy
By LUKE MEREDITH
AP Sports Writer
Typically a league that loses one Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback and another that threw 37 touchdown passes is going to see its overall passing numbers slip.
There's nothing typical about the Big 12.
The departure of Baylor's Robert Griffin III and Oklahoma State's Brandon Weeden for starting jobs in the NFL has done nothing to limit the league's preposterously successful passing games.
Four of the nation's top five quarterbacks in passing efficiency play for Big 12 schools, led by West Virginia's Geno Smith and Texas' David Ash.
Oklahoma State's J.W. Walsh and TCU's Casey Pachall are fourth and fifth respectively in efficiency, and Smith and Baylor's Nick Florence rank first and second in passing yards per game. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/10/01/4301964/smith-leads-sterling-group-of.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy
