Virginia has one of the largest transfer classes in the country this offseason and the Cavaliers are making a push to make sure their roster is good enough to make a bowl game and one of the big changes is new quarterback Chandler Morris, who is the presumed starter after spring practice. Morris is coming to Virginia to replace Anthony Colandrea and Tony Muskett and he is coming off of a solid season at North Texas, but has struggled at both TCU and Oklahoma, his only power four stops. Will Morris be an upgrade? That is a big question for Virginia and CBS Sports Will Backus is not buying that he will be, as he named Virginia’s quarterback room one of the bleakest in the country in a recent column:
Quarterbacks: Chandler Morris (Gr.); Gavin Frakes (Sr.); Grady Brosterhous (Sr.); Daniel Kaelin (So.); Cole Geer (Fr.); Bjorn Jurgensen (Fr.)
“A program could certainly do worse than Morris (as evidenced by this very list), who was a 2024 All-AAC second team selection after throwing for 3,774 yards and 31 touchdowns in his one year at North Texas. While those are great numbers, he didn’t get anywhere near that in his previous stint at the power conference level — even though he spent a combined four years at Oklahoma and TCU. All that to say, this writer is skeptical Morris can replicate his North Texas production at Virginia. Kaelin’s the one to watch behind Morris, but he has yet to take a snap in a real college football game.”…