Heat is on as QBs battle for starting jobs

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However, as it stands right now, it seems abundantly clear that Arizona State has decided on Sam Keller as its starter over sophomore Rudy Carpenter and that Florida has elected to stick with incumbent Chris Leak as its triggerman instead of turning over the reins to freshman phenom Tim Tebow. In both cases, though, expect the young backup to see playing time throughout the season.

Many other quarterback battles across the country remain undecided, though. Here is the breakdown of the battles that project to have the biggest impact on college football's national title hunt this season. The teams are ranked according to my preseason predictions.

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Todd McShay

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• ESPN College Football and NFL Draft Analyst
• Joined ESPN in 2006
• Played quarterback in high school and was a backup QB for the University of Richmond.