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FRESHMAN PASSING YARDS
NR — National rank
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NR,Name,School,G,C,A,INT,TD,Yds
12,Anu Solomon,Arizona,2,42,76,0,5,656
57,J.T. Barrett,Ohio State,2,21,44,4,3,445
59,Tanner Lee,Tulane,2,35,68,4,5,435
68,John Wolford,Wake Forest,2,42,60,4,2,388
74,Brad Kaaya,Miami (Fla.),2,29,51,4,3,351
81,Matt Linehan,Idaho,1,26,47,2,3,324
82,Brandon Silvers,Troy,2,36,51,0,0,322
105,Jermiah Briscoe,Alabama-Birmingham,2,5,16,0,2,231
108,Deshaun Watson,Clemson,2,10,13,0,4,213
120,Alex McGough,Florida International,2,22,45,0,3,177
130,Kolney Cassell,SMU,2,14,29,0,1,154
132,Treon Harris,Florida,1,2,2,0,2,148
135,Lamar Jordan,New Mexico,1,7,11,0,1,130
142,Reggie Bonnafon,Louisville,1,8,11,0,1,112
144,Luke Rubenzer,California,2,5,9,1,1,103
149,Tommy Woodson,Akron,1,5,8,0,1,92
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Anu Solomon
After the second week of the season, the only major statistical category that Anu Solomon does not lead among freshman quarterbacks in the nation is passing yards per completion.
Solomon, who connected on an 85-yard touchdown pass with Cayleb Jones on the first play from scrimmage at Texas-San Antonio last week, averages 15.6 yards per completion. Ohio State redshirt freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett is second in the nation with a 22.2 average. Solomon, also a redshirt freshman, ranks 10th nationally with his mark.
That is one of three major categories in which Solomon ranks in the top 20 nationally among all quarterbacks.
He is 12th nationally (and second in the Pac-12 behind Washington State’s Connor Halliday) with 656 yards passing. He is 15th nationally with five touchdown passes. Tulane redshirt freshman Tanner Lee also has five.
Solomon, who has completed 42 of 76 passes without an interception, ranks 36th nationally in pass efficiency with a 149.5 rating.
He was not at his best against Texas-San Antonio, electing to take a safety in one play rather than throwing the ball away, but Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez believes that Solomon is handling well the demands placed on him.
“He is a very conscientious guy,” Rodriguez said Monday during his weekly press conference. “It’s not just what he’s doing or what the particular play is, but the philosophy behind it. Anu is sharp, but a quarterback doesn’t get a break mentally.
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God sees things that no one else can see
— Anu Solomon (@anu_solomon) September 7, 2014
FRESHMAN PASSING TDs
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NR,Name,School,G,TD
15,Anu Solomon,Arizona,2,5
15,Tanner Lee,Tulane,2,5
30,Deshaun Watson,Clemson,2,4
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“In our offense, our quarterback has to think just about every snap. He doesn’t have to call the play, but he has to execute the play and has to think about what he is going to do with the ball. From that standpoint we put a lot of pressure on our quarterbacks during camp and games to always be sharp mentally. That’s a lot on them, but that’s what we do and he can handle that. I try to explain to him during a game that he always has to be sharp mentally because there are so many decisions he has to make in the course of the game.”
FRESHMAN PASSING YARDS PER COMPLETION
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NR,Name,School,G,C,A,Yds,Avg
2,J.T. Barrett,Ohio State,2,21,44,445,22.2
10,Anu Solomon,Arizona,2,42,76,656,15.6
45,Matt Linehan,Idaho,1,26,47,324,12.5
46,Tanner Lee,Tulane,2,35,68,435,12.4
50,Brad Kaaya,Miami (Fla.),2,29,51,351,12.1
101,John Wolford,Wake Forest,2,42,60,388,9.2
102,Brandon Silvers,Troy,2,36,51,322,8.9
110,Alex McGough,Florida International,2,22,45,177,8.1
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FRESHMAN PASS EFFICIENCY
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NR,Name,School,G,C,A,INT,Yds,TD,Eff
36,Anu Solomon,Arizona,2,42,76,0,656,5,149.5
60,J.T. Barrett,Ohio State,2,21,44,4,445,3,137.0
66,Matt Linehan,Idaho,1,26,47,2,324,3,125.8
73,Brandon Silvers,Troy,2,36,51,0,322,0,123.6
75,John Wolford,Wake Forest,2,42,60,4,388,2,122.0
83,Brad Kaaya,Miami (Fla.),2,29,51,4,351,3,118.4
84,Tanner Lee,Tulane,2,35,68,4,435,5,117.7
102,Alex McGough,Florida International,2,22,45,0,177,3,103.9
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Pac-12 Leaders: Passing Yards
1. Connor Halliday- 921
2. Anu Solomon- 656
3. Brett Hundley- 638
4. Sean Mannion- 628
5. Marcus Mariota- 585
— AheadofthePac.com (@AheadofthePac) September 10, 2014
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He also writes articles for Bleacher Report and Lindy’s College Sports.
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