FSU football: Impact of Chubba Purdy breaking his collarbone
By Kelvin Hunt
FSU football freshman quarterback Chubba Purdy was already turning heads in his short time in Tallahassee. A broken collarbone will delay things for now.
One of the biggest questions for FSU football going into the 2020 season is who’s going to be the starting quarterback.
It’s a question that’s been pertinent every year since Jameis Winston left after the 2014 season to become the No. 1 overall draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
It’s a four-man race between redshirt junior James Blackman, redshirt sophomore Jordan Travis, true freshman Tate Rodemaker, and true freshman Chubba Purdy.
It’s now a three-man race after Purdy was injured during the first scrimmage of fall camp Saturday night.
Mike Norvell has a philosophy of allowing true freshmen to play live reps(allowed to be tackled), and Purdy broke his collarbone according to his mom’s post on her Facebook account:
It looks as though the doctors have already provided a prognosis regarding recovery time. Most broken collarbones take 6-8 weeks to heal, but we’re talking about a well-conditioned athlete with access to treatment around the clock.
A lot of FSU football fans expected Purdy to compete for the starting job. Let’s look at how the injury will impact the QB competition.