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quarterback

[kwawr-ter-bak] / ˈkwɔr tərˌbæk /
















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Baker Mayfield is hurt and unlikely to play, leaving undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels at quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

By the time his freshman season began, Mestemaker had risen from a last-ditch option to the No. 2 quarterback on the roster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“The quarterback will lie to you,” Kuechly said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

A college quarterback may not know how to read an NFL defense or have any experience in a professional team’s style of play.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Cowboys came right back, moving fifty-eight yards in a minute to tie the score, the touchdown coming on a seventeen- yard pass from quarterback Robert Hall to flanker Marcus Grant.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Mater Dei rotated three quarterbacks in nonleague play, and coach Raul Lara kept his cards tight to his chest before the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

So he took a back seat at a program that had turned three straight starting quarterbacks into Heisman Trophy contenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Miami has deployed four quarterbacks in the past four years in their hunt for a national title.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Mensah quickly settled the suit and found his way to south Florida, where well-stocked NIL coffers and top-grade teammates all but ensured quarterbacks the best seasons of their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Smack in the middle of the season, star linebackers and star quarterbacks were suddenly lost to the team because of a grade below 70 in algebra or English or biology.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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