Who's our Quarterback?

Well, we are now just over 13 days to kickoff. While I am sure everyone is as excited as I am, the coaches still have a lot of work to do to finalize the two-deep roster before the Rice game. And the most important decision they still face is choosing who will lead Texas onto the field as the starting QB on September 3rd.

I have always felt highly confident that Garrett Gilbert would be our starter this year, under the assumption that he will have a short leash and little margin for error. Then came the spring game, when Case McCoy came out and put up quality numbers, while Gilbert continued his struggles from last season.

And then came the reported news from fall camp, and the first scrimmage, that true freshman David Ash has been stepping up. Fozzy Whittaker and Emmanuel Acho have been giving him praise over the last week. Straight from Fozzy's mouth: "I think he's stepping into a leadership role and I feel like, as time goes on, he'll be a predominant leader for this team." He's reportedly been vocal in huddles, and not afraid to stand up to other players if he feels they made a mistake.

That seems to be reassuring news for those of us wondering about Texas' future. But we're more interested in who's going to lead the team in less than two weeks on the gridiron.

Texas' most recent scrimmage was Friday night, August 19th. The rumors surrounding the scrimmage are that Gilbert performed much better than previously, and that he was given a majority of the snaps - an indication that he may be getting more reps in preparation for Rice. Most people seem to be torn, with many wishing someone new would step in and replace Gilbert and take this team back to the promised land. But it's still hard to say how good or bad Gilbert is after last season - a season in which our entire offense fell flat on its face and the defense, well, just got tired of the offense falling flat.

Mack has said in interviews that the bottom line in the QB decision is that they will start the player they feel gives them the best chance to win. Given the difficulty the coaches have had in identifying a true leader out of the pack, and with less than two weeks to kickoff, there's a good chance they will side with Gilbert due to his game experience. But if Gilbert starts showing struggling signs similar to 2010, don't be surprised to see David Ash come out on the field and take over the offense.