Quarterback Report 🏈 Graham Mertz ready for spring

College football QB news - February 8, 2024

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Florida head coach Billy Napier said QB Graham Mertz (stats) will be ready for spring practice after suffering a season-ending nondisplaced collarbone fracture. The injury occurred in the second-to-last game of the season on Nov. 18, and he’ll be a returning starter unless incoming true freshman 5-star DJ Lagway hits the ground running in a big way.

2026 4-star QB Helaman Casuga (UT) is likely to visit Oregon this offseason, 247Sports’ Blair Angulo reported. He picked up a recent offer from the Ducks and made a trip to UCLA last month with plenty of top programs going after one of the top-rated quarterbacks in the class.

Coming off weekend visits to Georgia and Indiana, USC’s 2025 4-star QB commit Julian Lewis (GA) has also been communicating with Alabama and Auburn, On3’s Chad Simmons reported. Lewis has been committed to the Trojans since August, and the in-state Bulldogs appear to be in the best spot outside of USC.

Check out this week’s QB Depth Chart & Injury Report with notes on all 134 FBS programs.

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🏈 QB RECRUITING NOTES

TCU 2025 4-star QB commit Ty Hawkins (TX) has been talking with Stanford a lot, he told On3’s Sam Spiegelman. He committed to the Horned Frogs in June but is not ruling out visits to see the Cardinal and Cal, which recently offered him.