Locked On ACC - Daily College Football & Basketball Podcast · Locked On Podcast Network, Candace Cooper, Kenton Gibbs

INTENSIFIES: Miami Hurricanes and SMU’s STABLE QB Situations DOMINATE ACC—Who will win UVA QB race?

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Virginia’s race may come down to Bo Pribula, Eli Holstein, and Chandler Morris.

1. Locked On ACC focuses on Virginia’s quarterback competition and the ACC’s late-season basketball picture. 2. Alex Dono hosts with Kenton Gibbs, a former NC State defensive lineman and co-host of Locked On Wolfpack, because both track ACC football and basketball. 3. The episode asks which ACC programs truly have unsettled quarterback rooms and what that means for spring ball. 4. On3 Sports puts Virginia on a Power 4 list of “full-blown competitions,” alongside Alabama, Iowa, and Tennessee. 5. The Virginia discussion centers on Bo Pribula, Eli Holstein, and Chandler Morris as the candidates in that room. 6. Morris is in school but not practicing while his court case is unresolved. 7. Gibbs says if Morris returns, he would likely be the starter rather than part of an even battle. 8. Pribula’s Penn State and Missouri background is weighed against Holstein’s Alabama and Pitt path. 9. Dono and Gibbs compare Pribula’s 11 touchdowns and 9 interceptions with Holstein’s uneven 2024 season. 10. Both quarterbacks are also described as dual-threat runners, with similar rushing production around 300 yards. 11. Gibbs argues that Pribula and Holstein are both capable of quality play but neither has separated clearly. 12. The hosts say Tony Elliott has earned goodwill from Virginia’s recent improvement and ACC title-game relevance. 13. They suggest the quarterback decision could determine how much of that goodwill Elliott has left to spend. 14. The episode then contrasts Virginia with Miami and SMU, which are described as stable quarterback situations. 15. Miami’s Darian Mensah is expected to arrive for spring ball on March 24, while backups Luke Nickel and Darion Coleman draw attention. 16. SMU is tied to Kevin Jennings in year three of the offense, with Tyler Van Dyke now on the coaching staff and backups Ty Hawkins, Cole Leinart, and Charlie Pfizer mentioned. 17. The tone stays conversational and argument-driven, with Dono and Gibbs trading opinions and correcting each other on player histories. 18. The format moves from football quarterback analysis into ACC basketball and bracketology before closing on March tournament implications. 19. Listeners who follow ACC football roster battles and bracketology. 20. Listeners who want only game-by-game recaps and little roster talk.

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