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Is Detroit Lions' Next Quarterback Playing at Ole Miss?

Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral has emerged as an early Heisman Trophy candidate.
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Is Detroit Lions' Next Quarterback Playing at Ole Miss?
Is Detroit Lions' Next Quarterback Playing at Ole Miss?

The Heisman Trophy watch has already started, and Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral is making waves, after his team's 43-24 victory over the Louisville Cardinals Monday night. 

Corral, 22, torched Louisville, throwing for 381 yards, on 22-of-32 passing, and a touchdown. 

He also rushed for another touchdown, and gained 55 yards on 10 carries.

"If Matt limits his turnovers, and unless I'm an idiot, he's going in the first round of the NFL Draft and probably the top half of it," Corral's head coach Lane Kiffin said, via ESPN.

"He was throwing it 70 yards with accuracy, and he's not a huge guy. But, his whole upper body is loose, really loose. When he does our flexibility test, where he puts his arms back, it's amazing how far back he can go. He's also a very good quarterback scrambler. He's not going to be the fastest guy at the combine, but he's got really good feet and is slippery once he starts running."

Lions general manager Brad Holmes said despite the outside narrative that the team's receiving corps is subpar, he believes it has been easy to fairly evaluate quarterback Jared Goff. 

"Jared is a very accurate quarterback," Holmes said. "You have receivers that are getting open, and at the end of the day, that’s what the receivers job is to do, is to get open and catch the football. So, I think it’s been easy to evaluate Jared up to this point.”

If the Lions' season results in a top draft choice in the 2022 NFL Draft, Corral should be a quarterback to watch this college football season.

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John Maakaron
JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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