Sanchez is good, but his stats are similar to Boeckman’s career-wise. You can’t cherry-pick games. People were saying “Heisman” after the Penn State game, so Boeckman has the capacity to be very good against very good defenses. It’s a head-game at this point. That doesn’t bode well considering the opponent and venue this weekend, but nevertheless, you can’t just count him out because his last 4 games have been a bit shabby. Oh, and did I mention that QB-rating is a meaningless stat?

The 24-year-old Boeckman has thrown nearly 200 more career passes than Sanchez, but in this what-have-you-done-for-The-Dash-lately world, he has not performed well against quality competition. Discounting Ohio State’s opening victory over FCS Youngstown State, Boeckman’s last four quarterback ratings going back to 2007 are brutal: 71 against Ohio, 77.1 against LSU, 30.9 against Michigan and 37.9 against Illinois. His yards per attempt: 4.2 against Ohio, 8 against LSU, 3.8 against Michigan, 6.8 against Illinois. In those four games he’s thrown two touchdowns and six interceptions. Ohio State has averaged just 21.3 points in those games — and lost half of them.