Joey Ganz has a plan!

This from the NE Statepaper.com…

Here’s a guy who, last August, was being talked about by some as a backup. In 2008. For Blaine Gabbert. The trust level in Ganz registered at zero. “Don’t screw up” could have been his calling card.

The reported duel he had with Sam Keller for the starting job was, to many, the definition of a formality. He wasn’t tall enough, although Ganz is every millimeter of his 6-foot-1 frame. His arm wasn’t strong enough, although he threw a better deep ball than Keller. He couldn’t make the big play, although Ganz was more mobile, and capable of creating something out of nothing.

I’ll admit it: I didn’t believe Joe was the man. I often said that “nobody… and I mean NOBODY… holds a clipboard like Joey Ganz!”

So I was the first person at the buffet to get my very large helping of crow when he started to light it up for his final three games last season.

Then Keller got hurt, Gabbert decommitted, and there was Ganz, throwing darts against Kansas, Kansas State and Colorado like a mad fool, doubling his career attempts in one half at KU, setting the team record for yards (510) and touchdowns (7) vs. Kansas State. Ganz consistently located Purify in those three starts and consistently attacked the deep middle of the field. He threw a pretty fade and the post route on a beeline. And, of course, he could roll out, move the pocket, create passing lanes.

All the talk about Joe being competitive with Sam Keller wasn’t taken seriously. No-one could believe that Ganz could do the job. That’s cool with him, though.

[...] Joe Ganz (1,435 yards, 16 touchdowns and 7 interceptions in 2007). Don’t let a 58 percent completion rate fool you; each completion was worth 16.1 yards. Offensive coordinator Shawn Watson isn’t going to expose his quarterback quite that much, but No. 12 is not afraid to trust his receivers. Ganz will probably throw some interceptions. To get the big rewards, you have to risk a little. His primary job is the limit the back-breakers – picks inside the red zone or those returned for touchdowns.

I’m hoping that the dark horse gets into the winner’s circle this year.

GO JOE!