SCPrepTalk

Hope everyone (even Slick) had a great Christmas and I hope 2022 is a good year for all.

Question for the board. The state has seen some really good QBs over the years and several of them went on to have outstanding careers after high school. My question is...who is best QB you've seen to not play at the next level or even get an offer to play at the next level?

For me it is Ty Olenchuk. Not a single offer to play at the college level, or none that I heard of from anyone. In 2.5 years as a starter he won three 5A state titles and was 512-776 passing with 101 TDs, 15 INTs and 9002 yards. During this time DF had Bryce Thompson, Ron Hoff and Jon Hall carrying the rock and averaged close to 220 yards a game rushing. DF wasn't throwing the ball every down. He was about 6'2" 200 lbs and mobile. Could make all the throws...the deep ball, the screen, the long out route, the fade...Not a single offer. Always puzzled me. I know he had committed early to play baseball at Clemson, but no school gave him a look for football. He was a better QB than Will Taylor and Will got an offer at Clemson. I guess the baseball issue, scared away any potential offers. OK, I digress.... Let me know who you think was the best QB you saw that did not get an offer at the next level or did not play.

Fear The Fox

Not even close. Kentrell Jones. You can have 20 pages of other names, put them all together, and I still have the best.

Kentrell Jones - Gaffney
Charles Peterson - Laurens

Onion Rings wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:33 pm

Kentrell Jones - Gaffney
Charles Peterson - Laurens

Derek Ross would be pretty high up that list as well.

I thought Jones got offered and played in college? Somewhere....can't remember. Small school(s) I think.

I was asking about the best QB you saw that never got an offer/opportunity to play college football. A lot of the QBs get offered to play at the next level but play a different position. Olenchuk for example got no offers, even to a D III. Not sure about the Laurens QB...have to check on that but the Jones guy from Gaffney...I am almost positive he did.

Fear The Fox.

Kentrell Jones didn't have the grades.

I thought the original post was who is the best qb to not make it or get offers, and DF man said Olnecheck. Ross made it to the pros so he's out. I do not think the discussion here is the greatest players ever in SC

Kentrell and Peterson played no college ball

I think Peterson was like Olenchuk and played baseball...I think.

Didn't Jones go back and play at William Penn or some small school for a while?

https://www.statesmenathletics.com/roster/9/2/1991

Said he played at Pikeville too. Looks like he went back to school a little later. Not sure.

Fear The Fox

who gives a rats rear