Doman, Bronco, and a struggling offense were brought back to life in exhilarating fashion last Friday night by Prince Charming ... I mean Riley Nelson (it may be difficult to distinguish between the two considering those flowing locks of hair). Riley came in and energized the team and they played inspired football for the last quarter against Utah State. Take this for example, the offense had scored 6 touchdowns (1 vs. Ole Miss, 1 vs. Texas, 1 vs. Utah, 2 vs. UCF, and 1 earlier vs. USU) up through 4.75 games this season, Riley Nelson led the team to 2 touchdowns in just the fourth quarter! I'm not saying that I believe Riley is the end-all, long-term solution, however, I certainly think you play him right now. I don't think it should even be a question. Perhaps if this was game 1 or 2 this season, but that fact that Heaps has had almost 5 games and has produced so little, in my mind I would start Nelson against San Jose State without hesitation. I was already having doubts about Heaps abilities before the USU game (see prior blog posts), but I believe you play Nelson. I certainly don't think he would have fared any worse than Heaps so far this season if he had been the quarterback. I couldn't wait last season for the team to give the reins to Heaps and then Nelson made it easy with an injury, however, something is different this year with Heaps. His throws are not nearly as accurate and he doesn't seem to have the confidence on the field that he expresses off the field.
Check out ESPN.com's article on the situation: http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/48779/is-there-at-qb-controversy-at-byu
