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Breaking down film from the top QBs of the 2025 college football season | The Playbook
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Breaking down film from the top QBs of the 2025 college football season | The Playbook
ESPN College Football›
Nov 21, 202511:214.6K views
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In this episode of The Playbook, Matt Simms and Sam Ravech take us into the film room to dissect how Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, Ohio State's Julian Sayin, Texas A&M's Marcel Reed, and Alabama's Ty Simpson dominate with their elite passing and decision making.
0:00 Intro
0:37 Julian Sayin's pocket feel
1:33 Sayin stays aggressive out of the shotgun
2:17 Throwing on the run
3:04 Ty Simpson can read the safeties and launch it deep
4:35 TD pass to Ryan Williams vs LSU
5:20 Deep in-cuts are Simpson's bread and butter
6:00 Fernando Mendoza's arm strength
7:28 Quick read and check down
8:04 Game-winning TD vs Oregon
8:25 What separates Marcel Reed
8:44 Reed using his legs for a 41-yard TD run vs LSU
9:15 Reed's throwing technique on the run
10:15 Touch pass on a deep cross
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