Texas Tech football: Gifts we wish we could give Matt Wells
The type of QB health that eluded Kingsbury
I don’t know why the football gods seemed to hate Kliff Kingsbury. Perhaps they were trying to balance the scales by counteracting the blessings of intelligence, looks and overall success in life that the other forces in the universe bestowed upon him.
But for whatever reason, Kingsbury had unprecedented misfortune when it came to the health of his quarterbacks. As the game’s best QB coach, Kignsbury could not overcome the only aspect of quarterback play outside of his control and it cost him his job.
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Now, Wells is entering a situation that would be the envy of most coaches taking over a new program. In sophomore Alan Bowman, he has an emerging star that will give his team an advantage at the game’s most important position nearly every week.
It would appear that the only way Bowman does not become a star is if he is again beset by injuries as was the case this year. Fortunately, his collapsed lung should not linger nor impact him next season as a severe injury to a joint might.
The same should be the case for backups Jett Duffey and Alan Bowman who both also missed time with less serious injuries in 2018. Next year, Matt Wells comes into a situation in which he will have three veteran quarterbacks that have started games in the Big 12.
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It is hard to ask for more than that when taking over a new program. If 2018’s QB injuries prove to be just an anomaly, Wells will be set up for success in his first season in a way that not every new coach is.