With Oklahoma State QB Brandon Weeden under center, the Cowboys are an impressive 5-0.
With the NFL bottom feeders on a full-on “Suck for Luck” campaign. There is another college signal caller who is showing signs of maturity, leadership, and skill to play on Sundays. Oklahoma State QB Brandon Weeden, an Edmond, Oklahoma native, is turning heads in Stillwater. The senior gunslinger is coming off of an impressive 70-28 win over Kansas completing 85% of his passes with 5 TDs and 0 INTs. He has an impressive 76% completion rate and is poised to lead the Cowboys to a BCS bowl berth and boast the Sooner State’s best offense.
One reason for his success, Weeden’s age. The veteran QB turns the ripe old age of 28 this Friday (October 14). He is older than 14 QBs who started for NFL teams in week one of this season, not to mention he is a decade older than some of his teammates.
His maturity certainly shows on the field as the Cowboys are 5-0 heading into this week’s contest against Texas (who is coming off of an embarrassing loss to Oklahoma in the annual Red River Rivalry game).
Athleticism has always been in Weeden’s genes. Before playing college football, Weeden was drafted as a pitcher by the New York Yankees in the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft. His 92 mph fastball and dancing curve earned him $565,000. After a season with the Yankees, Weeden was traded to the Dodgers. In 2005, Weeden was then picked-up by the Royals where he eventually injured his arm ending his baseball career.
In 2007 Weeden came to Oklahoma State and redshirted. In 2008 and 2009, he played behind QB Zac Robinson and in 2010 he was finally named the starter. In his junior year, he lead the Cowboys to an impressive 11-2 record with a 36-10 thumping of Arizona in the 2010 Valero Alamo Bowl. Additionally, he left his mark in the OSU record books including single-season records for passing yards (4,277), total offense (4,209), touchdown passes (34), completed passes (342), pass attempts (511) and completion percentage (66.9).
If Weeden continues at this remarkable pace, he will certainly be a Heisman candidate and he will certainly deserve to stand on the podium next to in-state rival QB Landry Jones.
At 6-4, 218 pounds, Weeden is projected, by some, as the number two QB in the 2012 NFL draft.
