In the online poll on Lehigh Football Nation, readers were absolutely right. Breaking news from Keith Groller at the Morning Call:
LFN's take: This seems like a decision as to where the season could end up rather than where it is now. Bokosky is probably further along in understanding and executing the offense, but as Clark gets playing time as the starter the hope is when the games start to count in Patriot League play, Clark will be as comfortable in the offense as Bokosky is now.
That's not to say Bokosky is now unimportant. Ask anyone who remembers the win over Hofstra in the playoffs of 2001, when QB Luke Cianello came off the bench for an injured QB Brant Hall to enter Lehigh lore forever. Having Bokosky as an experienced, involved backup could be a great boon going into the year - for both Lehigh and J.B. Clark.
Sophomore QB J.B. Clark, a 6-4, 215-pound Jupiter, Fla., product, has been named the starting quarterback by Lehigh University football coach Andy Coen.The drama is over. In what appears to have been a very difficult decision, coach Coen went with the athleticism at potential of Clark over the slow, steady production from Bokosky in the spring and the preseason.
Clark beat out junior QB Chris Bokosky and fellow sophomore QB Trace Cisneros for the job, even though Bokosky had played in seven games and made three starts after the benching of Sedale Threatt in 2007.
"It was a very hard decision," Coen said. "The kids really brought the best out of each other. I wanted to give each of them all of the reps and the most opportunities before making my decision.
"J.B. had the strongest arm and is the most athletic of the candidates. Those are tangible things, but there were other things about him that we liked. He just has a very good way about him. He's respected by his teammates. This is an opportunity to see where we can go with him."
LFN's take: This seems like a decision as to where the season could end up rather than where it is now. Bokosky is probably further along in understanding and executing the offense, but as Clark gets playing time as the starter the hope is when the games start to count in Patriot League play, Clark will be as comfortable in the offense as Bokosky is now.
That's not to say Bokosky is now unimportant. Ask anyone who remembers the win over Hofstra in the playoffs of 2001, when QB Luke Cianello came off the bench for an injured QB Brant Hall to enter Lehigh lore forever. Having Bokosky as an experienced, involved backup could be a great boon going into the year - for both Lehigh and J.B. Clark.
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