Oklahoma State University Athletics
Spring Position Roundup - Quarterback
March 11, 2016 | Cowboy Football
STILLWATER – Coming off a 2015 season in which he ranked second in the Big 12 and 17th nationally with 3,770 passing yards despite splitting reps and battling injuries down the stretch, Mason Rudolph projects as one of the Big 12's best heading into 2016.
Since having his redshirt pulled in week 11 of the 2014 season, Rudolph has quarterbacked Oklahoma State to a 12-3 record as a starter and has led the Cowboys to six victories in games in which they trailed during the second half.
As a sophomore in 2015, Rudolph was one of the nation's most dangerous down-field passers. According to ESPN Stats and Info, his 40 completions on passes thrown at least 20 yards down the field tied California's Jared Goff for the national lead among Power Five conference quarterbacks. Rudolph had 13 touchdowns against just two interceptions on such passes (+11), a differential that matched Clemson's Deshaun Watson and Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield.
Rudolph's 14.28 yards per pass completion in 2015 ranks No. 1 among returning quarterbacks who passed for a minimum of 2,500 yards last season.
The only other scholarship quarterback on the roster is John Kolar, who is coming out of redshirt. Kolar, a four-star prospect when he came out of Norman North HS in 2015, is in his second spring at OSU after enrolling early a year ago.
Other quarterbacks on the roster include third-year man Taylor Cornelius and redshirt freshman Gabe Neph. Cornelius saw mop-up duty in two games in 2015 and Neph, an accomplished high school baseball player, served on the OSU scout team a year ago.
Since having his redshirt pulled in week 11 of the 2014 season, Rudolph has quarterbacked Oklahoma State to a 12-3 record as a starter and has led the Cowboys to six victories in games in which they trailed during the second half.
As a sophomore in 2015, Rudolph was one of the nation's most dangerous down-field passers. According to ESPN Stats and Info, his 40 completions on passes thrown at least 20 yards down the field tied California's Jared Goff for the national lead among Power Five conference quarterbacks. Rudolph had 13 touchdowns against just two interceptions on such passes (+11), a differential that matched Clemson's Deshaun Watson and Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield.
Rudolph's 14.28 yards per pass completion in 2015 ranks No. 1 among returning quarterbacks who passed for a minimum of 2,500 yards last season.
The only other scholarship quarterback on the roster is John Kolar, who is coming out of redshirt. Kolar, a four-star prospect when he came out of Norman North HS in 2015, is in his second spring at OSU after enrolling early a year ago.
Other quarterbacks on the roster include third-year man Taylor Cornelius and redshirt freshman Gabe Neph. Cornelius saw mop-up duty in two games in 2015 and Neph, an accomplished high school baseball player, served on the OSU scout team a year ago.
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