When Georgia and Clemson signed the No. 1- and No. 2-ranked quarterbacks in the 2018 class in Justin Fields and Trevor Lawrence, it only seemed natural that the respective coaches would have to find a way to get them on the field.
The talent of both prospects would make it difficult to keep them on the sidelines, and sure enough, three games in and we've seen both Fields and Lawrence splitting time with the incumbent starters, Jake Fromm and Kelly Bryant, respectively.
That situation is becoming more and more normal as coaches grapple with roster management and trying to keep players happy. According to the NCAA, the number of FBS players transferring is at an all-time high at 13.3 percent.
Because of the rising number in transfers, coaches must either try to appease all the quarterbacks on their roster or deal with holes that require recruiting to fill.
"I think it changes the way you recruit at times, because you just never know when somebody's going to say, 'OK, well, I wanted to be the starter, I'm not the starter, I'm going to leave,'" Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck said. "I don't blame the young players that want to go play somewhere else, I don't. It just happens at a rapid rate in 2018, maybe different than 10 years (ago) in how much it's happening.
"But again, I think it's more of, 'OK, you might want to take more than one quarterback a year in recruiting, because you just never know which one is going to pick up and leave and transfer.'"
Saying you're going to take two quarterbacks in one class and accomplishing the feat are two different things. Convincing two prospects who will be competing for one spot to sign up at the same time obviously has its challenges.