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Mizzou Football: Ranking every SEC quarterback on 2019 schedule

By Leigh Oleszczak

NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 24: A helmet of the Missouri Tigers rests on the sideline during a game against of the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium on October 24, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 24: A helmet of the Missouri Tigers rests on the sideline during a game against of the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium on October 24, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images) /
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Ben Hicks #6 of the Arkansas Razorbacks (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
Ben Hicks #6 of the Arkansas Razorbacks (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Mizzou football has a lot of hype in 2019 and it’s certainly well-deserved, thanks to transfer quarterback Kelly Bryant. What quarterbacks will the Tigers face in their conference games this year? Let’s take a look and rank those guys.

When it comes to the SEC, there’s a lot of great quarterbacks that take the field. The Missouri Tigers are no stranger to that, having acquired Kelly Bryant this offseason when he opted to transfer out of Clemson. Prior to that, MU had a guy named Drew Lock, who is now the backup quarterback for the Denver Broncos.

Outside of Mizzou football, the rest of the SEC have themselves some pretty dang good quarterbacks too. Of course we’re all familiar with Tua Tagovailoa in Tuscaloosa, but fortunately the Tigers don’t have to face him and the Crimson Tide this year (we saw how ugly it was last year when the two teams met up).

With college football just two weeks away, let’s take a look at the conference quarterbacks Missouri has on the schedule this year, starting with the least intimidating.

NUMBER 8 – BEN HICKS/NICK STARKEL (ARKANSAS)

Mizzou at Arkansas – November 29th

Arkansas football has gone down hill at a rapid pace the last few years and their quarterback situation isn’t great. They haven’t picked a starter yet, so Ben Hicks and Nick Starkel will both vie for the starting gig in the first few weeks of the season. These guys are both transfers hoping to start anew with the rebuilding Razorbacks.

It seems like Hicks has been playing college football forever now, having spent 2015-2018 at SMU and transferring to Arkansas for this season. Hicks wasn’t bad during his tenure with the Mustangs, but can he perform against Power-5 teams? That remains to be seen.

Starkel transferred from Texas A&M where he struggled to see the field. He attempted just 22 passes last year and couldn’t beat out Kellen Mond for the starter spot. Can he earn the starting job in Fayetteville?

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