Bonus: Jared Goff was sensational in his national debut
Cal quarterback Jared Goff has NFL scouts drooling at his pro potential. He’d been pretty much out of the national spotlight the first couple of weeks but finally got his chance to shine in the national spotlight on Saturday night in Texas.
Goff picked the Longhorns apart all night long, finishing with 268 yards and three touchdowns. Most importantly, he didn’t turn the ball over in the exciting 45-44 victory.
His first touchdown strike was a thing of beauty. About to be sacked, Goff spun away from the defender, rolled to his left and fired a dime to receiver Maurice Harris for the first score of the game.
Jared Goff. Remember that name. https://t.co/xtI6tqU9hf #JaredGoff #CALvsTEX (h/t @dpbrugler)
— Sportsnaut (@Sportsnaut) September 20, 2015
His third touchdown — a jump-pass to Kenny Lawler — had Bleacher Report NFL draft guru Matt Miller just shaking his head in awe.
If only it were that simple. He read the MLB, held the S and threw a jump ball to lead the WR away from the CB https://t.co/QqxI4d2Hbn
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) September 20, 2015
What Goff displayed against the Longhorns was consistent, graduate-level quarterbacking. We haven’t seen a kid with these tools since Stanford’s Andrew Luck entered the 2012 NFL Draft, in my opinion.
The Golden Bears, now at 3-0 to start the season, have a real chance to make some noise in the Pac-12. With games against all the top teams in that conference, including USC, UCLA and Oregon, Goff can certainly become part of the Heisman race with strong performances in the weeks to come.