State of the Sun Devils podcast: Where does Sam Leavitt rank among QBs in College Football Playoff?
Dec 30, 2024, 9:30 PM | Updated: Dec 31, 2024, 11:37 am
On the latest edition of the State of the Sun Devils podcast, Jeremy Schnell, Jesse Morrison and Damon Allred are joined by Yahoo! Sports columnist and co-host of the College Football Enquirer podcast, Dan Wetzel.
Ahead of Arizona State’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup with Texas, Sun Devil quarterback Sam Leavitt said he looks forward to proving himself as a better quarterback than the Longhorns’ Quinn Ewers.
sam leavitt on the peach bowl matchup against quinn ewers, says he’s going to prove he’s the better quarterback. pic.twitter.com/S0a9ztNW13
— Damon Allred (@iamdamonallred) December 28, 2024
In the passing game, Ewers debatably has the advantage.
In 12 games this season, Leavitt has completed 63.2% of his passes for 2,663 yards, 24 touchdowns and five interceptions. Ewers has completed 66.5% of his passes for 2,867 yards, 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
In the running game, Leavitt has the clear edge.
Ewers has -65 rushing yards this season and one touchdown. Leavitt has 383 yards and has scored five touchdowns.
The Peach Bowl goes down Wednesday at 11 a.m. MST on Arizona Sports 98.7. State of the Sun Devils will start the pregame coverage at 8 a.m.