Nussmeier is an excellent processor who diagnoses coverages well pre-snap and can adjust on the fly if his first or second option is taken away. It’s difficult for college QBs to find the backside routes as plays develop, but Nussmeier does it easily.

The SEC hype machine has died down a bit as the evolution of NIL and the transfer portal has spurred two-straight Big Ten national champions. The SEC wasn't represented in either of the last two title games,