Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Fall camp position breakdown: Quarterbacks
8/5/2018 8:00:00 AM | Football
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – As Middle Tennessee enters fall camp to prep for the 2018 season, it does so with its starting quarterback spot locked down by the same name it's been for four years now.
Redshirt senior Brent Stockstill enters his final fall camp as maybe the greatest Blue Raider QB ever, already owning most of the program's passing records. He's on the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award and Wuerffel Award Watch Lists for the third time each.
While Stockstill is firmly planted as the team's starting signal caller and leader, behind him there's a battle brewing for the lead backup position.
Chase Cunningham was given the nod after spring practice, but he'll be pushed by talented freshmen Chance Nolan and Luke Shiflett and the spring's Most Improved Quarterback Award winner Davis Witt.
Here's a little more on each QB:
Starter
Brent Stockstill, R-Sr., 6-0, 215
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin: "Brent's spring that he just had was better than any quarterback I've ever coached. He understands the offense, he's a great leader and he's a great football player. It's fun to have someone like him who can do so much physically and mentally … all the good quarterbacks I've had are coaches. They coach everybody on the field. That's what he does."
Notable:
Backups
Tony Franklin: "We don't have a backup right now, we have five. They'll be competing every day in every single thing they do. I'm really excited about the guys who went through the spring, and the new guys who're here on campus are all good football players.
"These kids can play, and if they have to play, they'll be ready to play. I think everyone will be excited when they get to see them play, and I'm excited to see who ends up being two."
Chase Cunningham, R-Fr., 5-11, 183
Notable:
Chance Nolan, Fr., 6-2, 192
Notable:
Davis Witt, R-So., 6-2, 205
Notable:
John Turner, Fr., 6-1, 209
Notable:
Jordan Middleton, R-So., 6-1, 200
Notable:
Luke Shiflett, Fr., 6-2, 195
Notable:
Asher O'Hara, So., 6-0, 185
Notable:
Josh Vardaman is the staff writer for goblueraiders.com. Follow him on Twitter @J_Vardaman and also follow @MTAthletics for more on the Blue Raiders.
Redshirt senior Brent Stockstill enters his final fall camp as maybe the greatest Blue Raider QB ever, already owning most of the program's passing records. He's on the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award and Wuerffel Award Watch Lists for the third time each.
While Stockstill is firmly planted as the team's starting signal caller and leader, behind him there's a battle brewing for the lead backup position.
Chase Cunningham was given the nod after spring practice, but he'll be pushed by talented freshmen Chance Nolan and Luke Shiflett and the spring's Most Improved Quarterback Award winner Davis Witt.
Here's a little more on each QB:
Starter
Brent Stockstill, R-Sr., 6-0, 215
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin: "Brent's spring that he just had was better than any quarterback I've ever coached. He understands the offense, he's a great leader and he's a great football player. It's fun to have someone like him who can do so much physically and mentally … all the good quarterbacks I've had are coaches. They coach everybody on the field. That's what he does."
Notable:
- Middle Tennessee's all-time career leader in touchdown passes (77), passing yards (8,951), 300-yard passing games (14), 400-yard passing games (2), passing yards per game (288.7), completions (729), attempts (1,146) and passing efficiency (147.0)
- 18-12 as a starter, 12-5 in Conference USA
- 15th nationally among active players in passing yards, sixth in passing yards per game, 15th in total offense and 16th in passing efficiency
- C-USA Honorable Mention All-Conference (2015, 2016, 2017)
- C-USA Freshman of the Year (2015)
- C-USA All-Academic Team (2016, 2017)
- AFCA Allstate Good Works Team (2017)
- Athlon Sports Second Team Freshman All-American (2015)
- 327 completions in 2015 set NCAA freshman record
- Missed nine games over the past two years due to injury
- Murfreesboro native (Siegel High School)
Backups
Tony Franklin: "We don't have a backup right now, we have five. They'll be competing every day in every single thing they do. I'm really excited about the guys who went through the spring, and the new guys who're here on campus are all good football players.
"These kids can play, and if they have to play, they'll be ready to play. I think everyone will be excited when they get to see them play, and I'm excited to see who ends up being two."
Chase Cunningham, R-Fr., 5-11, 183
Notable:
- Redshirted in 2017
- Knoxville native (Catholic High School)
- Senior season at Catholic: 2,358 yards passing, 30 TDs, 66% completion
- All-State (2015, 2016)
- Class 4A state title as a junior
- 2015 Class 4A state championship game MVP
Chance Nolan, Fr., 6-2, 192
Notable:
- Freshman from Menifee, California (Paloma Valley High School)
- High school's career leader in passing yards (9,000) and TD passes (104)
- League's offensive MVP as a junior and senior
- All-CIF honors as a junior and senior
- Graduated in the top-10 of his class
- Intends to major in actuarial science
- 3-star pro-style QB recruit by 247Sports.com
Davis Witt, R-So., 6-2, 205
Notable:
- Clewiston, Florida native (Clewiston High School)
- Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year (2017)
- Most Improved Quarterback following spring drills (2018)
- Lettered in football, soccer and baseball in high school
- All-state honorable mention as a senior
- Clewiston's career leader in every passing category
John Turner, Fr., 6-1, 209
Notable:
- Smyrna native (Smyrna High School)
- 5,654 passing yards and 54 touchdowns, 62% completion in high school career
- Led Region 2-6A with 2,244 passing yards, 26 TDs and won seven different player of the week awards as a senior
- Lettered in football and basketball
- Took a grayshirt in 2017
Jordan Middleton, R-So., 6-1, 200
Notable:
- Murfreesboro native (Siegel High School)
- All-Region as a senior
- All-District as a junior and senior
- All-Region and All-District on the Siegel baseball team as a senior
Luke Shiflett, Fr., 6-2, 195
Notable:
- Dalton, Georgia native (Northwest Whitfield County High School)
- Class 4A All-State as a senior
- Region 6-AAAA Offensive Player of the Year and Athlete of the Year as a senior
- Over 5,000 yards passing, 2,000 yards rushing and 77 total TDs (52 passing) in high school
- Lettered in football, basketball and track and field
- All-State in basketball as a senior
- Honor student and scholar athlete
- 3-star dual-threat QB by 247Sports.com
Asher O'Hara, So., 6-0, 185
Notable:
- Transfer from College of DuPage
- Threw for 1,814 yards and 15 TDs and rushed for 565 yards at DuPage in 2017
- Rolling Meadows, Illinois native (Rolling Meadows High School)
Josh Vardaman is the staff writer for goblueraiders.com. Follow him on Twitter @J_Vardaman and also follow @MTAthletics for more on the Blue Raiders.
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