Why didn’t it work out for Jarrett Guarantano at Tennessee?
Has there ever been a four-year starting quarterback in college football that was less impressive?
Following the Tennessee Volunteers’ 34–13 regular season ending loss to Texas A & M December 19, Vols quarterback Jarrett Guarantano made an unsurprising announcement.
He was entering the transfer portal.
In doing so, it begs the question; “has there ever been a four-year starting quarterback in major college football that was less impressive?
Usually when a quarterback starts for four years at a Southeastern Conference school, a spot on an NFL roster is eminent and he’ll be a celebrity among his college fan base for the rest of his life.
With Guarantano, it really is “don’t let the door hit you on the way out!”
Surprisingly, Guarantano’s career statistics don’t look bad; 61 percent completion rate, 38–17 touchdown pass-to-interception ratio, 7.6 yards per pass attempt.
But as any Joe Namath or Terry Bradshaw fan can tell you, stats often don’t begin to tell the story of a quarterback.
Stats don’t tell how Guarantano pouted on the sideline when he wasn’t named the starter during the 2017 season opener at Georgia Tech. They don’t explain how he came up one yard short…
