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Justin Fields and college football’s 15 breakout players to watch in 2019

By Connor Muldowney

ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 03: Donovan Peoples-Jones #9 of the Michigan Wolverines catches a second quarter touchdown pass during the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 03: Donovan Peoples-Jones #9 of the Michigan Wolverines catches a second quarter touchdown pass during the game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /
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MANHATTAN, KS – OCTOBER 13: A general view of an Oklahoma State Cowboys helmet before a Big 12 football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Kansas State Wildcats on October 13, 2018 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, KS. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MANHATTAN, KS – OCTOBER 13: A general view of an Oklahoma State Cowboys helmet before a Big 12 football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Kansas State Wildcats on October 13, 2018 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, KS. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Mike Gundy doesn’t want to play two quarterbacks to start the 2019 season, but with the battle between senior transfer Dru Brown and true freshman Spencer Sanders so close, he may not have an option.

But that’s good news for Sanders.

You might be asking how it’s a good thing and the answer is simple. Any time you have a true freshman pushing a redshirt senior with over 5,000 yards and 37 touchdowns in his career, that shows that he has the potential to be something special. Sanders has plenty of talent and he could continue the Cowboys’ tradition of having an elite passer.

Taylor Cornelius was a surprise star for Oklahoma State last season but his time as QB1 was short-lived as he was just a one-year starter. Gundy would probably love nothing more than to name Sanders the starter and ride his talent for three or four years instead of going with another one-year starter for his program.

Sanders has a strong arm and can make most throws and he can burn opponents with his legs, too. He’s going to be tough to stop in the Big 12 for years to come.