The Indiana football team hasn’t been blessed with top talent at the quarterback position, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been good for the Hoosiers.
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Big 10 fans everywhere with the suspension of the football season. Depression quickly arose across the midwest. It’s been especially hard for Hoosier fans who for the first time in a very long time had high expectations this season.
Until football comes back I’m going to try to keep Hoosier fans entertained. Starting with a weekly ranking of the top IU players of the last 20 years beginning with the top five QB’s
5. Richard Lagow (2016-2017) – 2 seasons
- Career Stats: 23 games (10-13) win percentage of 43.48%
- 5,298 yards, 34 Touchdowns
The definition of a gunslinger fits Richard Lagow to a tee. Lagow came to Bloomington as a junior college transfer attempting to replace the legendary quarterback Nate Sudfeld.
Lagow’s no-fear style of throwing led to a high powered offense and the junior throwing for 3,300 yards and 19 TD’s. His impressive arm also led to him being 2nd in the Big Ten in yards per attempt with 7.8. Lagow’s early success however wouldn’t last. His senior season was a major drop off compared to his junior year.
The Hoosiers and Lagow had high expectations coming into 2017 but that quickly came crumbling down. Lagow failed to hold the starting spot due to injuries and the rise of freshman Peyton Ramsey. Lagow’s numbers fell to just 1,936 yards and 15 TD’s.
I think the coaching staff just had enough of Lagow’s trigger happy approach that seemed to do more harm than good at this point. On top of that Lagow looked like an actual statue in the pocket who couldn’t move around. This isn’t an exaggeration. He was so immobile that he racked up -238 rushing yards.
Even Tom Brady gets positive rushing yards ever year. Lagow’s turnover problem really is what held him back from being higher on the list. Having 25 interceptions in 23 games is atrocious.
If you never saw Lagow play his player comp would be Jay Cutler but I’m talking about Miami Dolphins Cutler.