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Tanner Mangum, Zach Wilson leading BYU QB Competition

Can Tanner hold off the surging true freshman?

By Robby McCombs

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One week into Fall Camp and it appears that the BYU starting QB battle is getting whittled down even further.

After news came out that Beau Hoge has switched over from QB to RB, QB Coach Aaron Roderick told Hans Olson on 1280 The Zone that Senior Tanner Mangum and Freshman Zach Wilson are now taking a “majority” of the reps with the first team, while Joe Critchlow and Jaren Hall are “battling just a little bit behind” them.

Media members noticed during Monday’s media portion that Mangum and Wilson were taking a majority of the snaps during the 11-on-11 portion.

Zach Wilson has been one of the stars of camp thus far, as he’s hit multiple receivers in stride on long throws. Here are a few examples below:

Wilson also weighed in on the QB competition:

Wilson may more highlight-worthy plays in the media viewing sessions thus far, but he will likely have to be head-and-shoulders ahead of Mangum if he wants to be the starting QB week one. With Tanner’s experience and recovery since his achilles surgery, he’s the safe bet to be the starting QB week one versus Arizona.

We may not find out who the starting QB is until BYU takes the field versus Arizona, as Roderick stated that coaches may elect to not publicly announce their decision before the game.

You can listen to Roderick’s entire interview here.

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