Texas Tech football: Big 12 offensive weapons that will be a problem in 2020

West Virginia will turn to a West Texan at QB

Texas Tech football fans certainly remember former QB Seth Doege who sits fourth in program history in both passing yards (8.636) and passing TDs (69).   Now, we had better get used to hearing the name of his little brother Jarret because he is set to be the West Virginia starting QB this season.

We actually got a look at Doege, a Lubbock product who began his career at Bowling Green, when Tech won in Morgantown last year.  In the fourth quarter of Tech’s 38-17 win, Doege replaced Austin Kendall and threw for 119 yards and a TD while completing 11 of 17 passes.

That was good enough to earn him the final three starts of the year, two of which he won.  In those three games, he passed for 699 yards and 6 TDs with three picks.  Now, he enters the summer as the presumed starter but he will have to hold off Kendall, the former Oklahoma Sooner.

Assuming that he wins that job (and given how Kendall played in 2019, that appears a safe assumption), quite a bit will be placed on Doege’s shoulders given that West Virginia averaged just 73.3 yards per game on the ground last year, third-fewest in the nation.

As for Doege’s legs, don’t expect them to be a huge weapon either.  He carried the ball just 11 times for -41 yards last fall.

Doege isn’t necessarily going to wow anyone with his physical tools.  After all, there’s a reason he had to go to Bowling Green out of high school and not to a Power 5 school.

His arm strength is merely average but what he has going for him are similar traits to those that helped Seth become a multi-year starter in Lubbock.  He is incredibly smart and is the stereotypical coach on the field.

We know QBs with the last name of Doege are tough as nails so don’t be shocked to see Jarrett become an effective QB in Morgantown as a junior this fall.  And when the Mountaineers come to Lubbock this season, it will be quite the special day for the Doege family.