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Alabama quarterback Tua Ta-
govailoa passes the ball dur-
ing an NCAA college football
practice on Wednesday, Dec.
26, 2018, in Miami Shores, Fla.
Alabama plays Oklahoma in
the Orange Bowl on Dec. 29.
Associated Press
Kyler, Tua

and

‘Generation

Z’ QBs take

over college

football

By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Football Writer
Trent Dilfer has been head
coach for the national
high school quarterback
competition known as Elite
11 since 2011, and even in
that short period of time
the quality of players com-
ing through the program
has drastically improved.
“We’ve always had our
handful of clearly the
best,” said Dilfer, the for-
mer first-round NFL draft
pick and Super Bowl-win-
ning quarterback with Harden’s 41 helps Rockets
Baltimore. “One through
three, one through five ba-
sically have kind of been beat Thunder 113-109
the same every year. You
just know they’re going to
make it. But five through 50
is 50 percent better now
than it was when I started.”
Generation Z quarterbacks Houston Rockets guard James Harden, right, drives to the
who grew up with person- basket post Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George, left,
al coaches, 7-on-7 spring during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Dec.
leagues and all they ever 25, 2018, in Houston.
wanted to know about
two-deep coverage on Associated Press
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