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Slices of Tuna: The Year of the QB is upon us

Plus: What kind of waves will the Big Ten make this week? And get your travel plans ready for the first three weeks of the season.

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Matt Fortuna
May 18, 2026
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Happy Monday!

1, The Year of the Quarterback

This season really could be the Year of the Quarterback. Draft talk and pro prospects aside, this campaign is loaded with elite college signal callers.

CJ Carr, Arch Manning, Dante Moore, Julian Sayin and Gunner Stockton all return to teams that are expected to make up most of the top-5 of the preseason polls. Trinidad Chambliss is back at Ole Miss. And with veteran passers such as Josh Hoover (Indiana) and Darian Mensah (Miami) finding new homes at top-tier programs, experience won’t be hard to find across the country.

So, who’s the best?

I joined The Bill and Doug Show to participate in their QB draft, and I lucked out by having the first pick.

Spoiler: I took Carr.

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