2009 Iowa State -Tiller had playing time time in three games prior to Nebraska, and it was the eighth game for the team as a whole. For Southern Miss, it will be their first game of the season. Even in comparable situations, Iowa State's quarterback, Tiller, didn't exactly kill us: He had 167 yards of total offense. It was the eight turnovers that really cost Nebraska.
2010 Texas- Gilbert was Texas' starter for five games before the Nebraska matchup, including #8 Oklahoma. Again, I'm not sure it's terribly comparable to this coming situation where Southern Miss will be starting from scratch.
2011 Washington - Nebraska held Price to his third lowest completion percentage of 2011 at 56.8%. He did manage four touchdowns, but also gave up two interceptions. In addition, two of his touchdown passes came in the fourth quarter.
2011 Ohio State -This is one I'll give you. Braxton Miller was a pair in our butt until he left.
Check out this bit from Corn Nation:
Previewing the 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles - Corn Nation
Not that this should be any surprise with the departure of four-year starting quarterback Austin Davis. Even without a coaching change, you had to expect the offense to shift away from pass-first with an unsettled quarterback situation. If you have to pick a starting quarterback today, chances are it would be 6'4" junior Chris Campbell, who has yet to throw a pass in his college career. Yeah. Second on the post-spring depth chart is probably 6'3" redshirt freshman Ricky Lloyd. Last year's backup, sophomore Arsenio Favor completed one of three passes for eight yards in 2011. And if nobody makes a move in preseason practice, the Eagles just might turn to four-star incoming freshman Anthony Alford.
