Oklahoma State Quarterback Battle: Where do Things Stand?

Mike Gundy and Oklahoma State's coaching staff were hoping for the Week 3 matchup to reveal who should take reigns as the team's starting quarterback. The offense was so putrid, however, making nothing more clear than it was previously.

However, each quarterback was able to take snaps in the matchup, despite little to show for it.

How do things shake out statistically among the three quarterbacks through three matchups?

Alan Bowman: Bowman was the starter in the Week 3 loss for better or worse. He threw the ball 12 times with the highlighted play being a thrown interception. Through three games, Bowman has completed 30 of his 52 passing attempts for 235 yards, no touchdowns and one interception.

Garret Rangel: With the least game time and passing attempts in Week 3, Rangel's stats are naturally going to be lower. However, he has two touchdowns, which leads each of the three quarterbacks. Rangel has completed 17 of his 29 pass attempts for 172 yards, also accounting for an interception.

Gunnar Gundy: Given the idea that Gundy wasn't supposed to be in this battle ahead of the year, but played his way into the battle, his season has been a pleasant surprise amidst the chaos. He's thrown for 202 yards while completing 21 of his 34 passes and throwing for one touchdown. Fortunately for him, Gundy has evaded throwing an interception, despite some close calls.

Takeaways:

At this point, any option will be fine. Consistency will do more for the offense than dragging out the process and throwing things off. Something that can't be weighed statistically is how the team plays with certain quarterbacks under center, but this does matter.

So far, Rangel might be the best passer when given the opportunity and the ball seems to move well when he's under center. Gundy can also get the ball moved, but he's better as a scrambler and running than the other options.

Again, having consistency could go far for the rest of the offense as everything seems stagnant with the weird rotation. The stats don't show much separation and the coaching staff is going to have to trust their gut with the decision if they want to put a strong conference season together.

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