BY MIKE HUGUENIN
The Orlando Sentinel
(KRT) - This ranking is not meant to be a comparison of talent levels. Rather, the rankings are an objective opinion (i.e., guess) of how each of these guys will produce in his offense. Also taken into account is how the quarterbacks fit in their offense, the experience level of the quarterbacks and how comfortable coaches should be entering the season with their quarterbacks.
Team = Starter, backup = The buzz
(For brevity, I've edited this down to the Pac 10 - ed)
1. USC = Matt Leinart, John David Booty = Leinart trying to become 2nd player to win 2 Heismans.
18. Oregon = Kellen Clemens, Dennis Dixon = New offensive coordinator Gary Crowton should be big boon for Clemens.
20. Arizona State = Sam Keller, Rudy Carpenter = Keller will slide nicely into starting spot vacated by Andrew Walter.
31. California = Joseph Ayoob, Nathan Longshore = Trust us: Cal Coach Jeff Tedford will work his magic with these guys.
41. UCLA = Drew Olson or Ben Olson = Drew is coming off a knee injury. Ben looks like a future star.
46. Washington St. = Alex Brink, Josh Swogger = Both have talent, but they combined to complete 48.6 percent of their passes.
54. Stanford = Trent Edwards or T.C. Ostrander = Walt Harris will get these guys to realize their potential.
66. Oregon State = Matt Moore, Ryan Gunderson = Moore, who began his career at UCLA, is the likely starter.
76. Arizona = Richard Kovalcheck, Adam Austin = Wildcats hope to open up the offense this season.
83. Washington = Isaiah Stanback or Johnny DuRocher = Options at QB not that good for new Coach Tyrone Willingham.
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