Courtesy: ESPN
Jon Gruden’s “Quarterback Camp” will return this Spring.
Gruden’s series of SportsCenter specials will return this spring for its fifth season. Gruden mentors a handful of college football’s top quarterbacks in the series, as they prepare to take the next step in their careers. This year’s installment of Gruden’s “Quarterback Camp” will see nine of college football’s top quarterback prospects. Those names include the likes of 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M, two-time BCS National Champion A.J. McCarron of Alabama, and Teddy Bridgewater of Louisville. The complete list of this year’s “QB Camp” participants is noted below.
2014 Gruden’s QB Camp participants:
|
Quarterback |
School |
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Blake Bortles |
Central Florida |
|
Tajh Boyd |
Clemson |
|
Teddy Bridgewater |
Louisville |
|
Derek Carr |
Fresno |
|
Jimmy Garoppolo |
Eastern Illinois |
|
Jordan Lynch |
Northern Illinois |
|
A.J. McCarron |
Alabama |
|
Johnny Manziel |
Texas A&M |
|
Aaron Murray |
Georgia |
Gruden prepares a specialized lesson plan of sorts for each of the participants in his “QB Camp.” Through his specialized plan, he points out to each prospect, a balanced look at both their strengths and weaknesses, allowing them to see where they need to improve in order to be successful NFL talent. Over the past four seasons of his “QB Camp” Gruden has mentored no fewer than twenty-nine quarterbacks from twenty-seven schools. Fourteen of those QBs went on to be NFL regular season starters. Among the names that Gruden has mentored through his series are: Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Cam Newton and current NFL Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson, of the Seattle Seahawks.
Gruden’s “QB Camp” moves this year to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Arena at Walt Disney World Resort outside Orlando. It replaces Gruden’s Tampa office, where the “QB Camp” was previously held. The new set will replicate his Tampa office, playfully dubbed the “Fired Football Coaches Association.” The 220-acre facility also includes athletic fields, which will be used for quarterback workouts.
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