Michigan and Wisconsin are the two Big Ten teams with significant struggles at quarterback last year, and both will need to find a signal caller for next year.
Michigan: Rich Rod's spread system must have a capable quarterback running it to succeed. Steven Threet started eight games last year but recently transfered. This leaves Nick Sheridan, who started four games last year, backup David Cone, and highly touted recruits Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson. Rodriguez will most likely go with the dual threat Forcier, who is already on campus and enrolled.
Whoever is the quarterback, Michigan won't climb back up the Big Ten standings until they get someone suited to run Rodriguez's spread. Tate Forcier appears to fill that need for the Wolverines.
Wisconsin: Wisconsin needs a multi year quarterback to emerge after Tyler Donovan in 2007 and this year's Allen Evridge in the first half and Dustin Sherer in the second half. Sherer returns along with a pair of highly touted freshman, redshirt Curt Phillips and true John Budmayr. While Sherer has game experience, the Badgers will likely make one of the freshman the starter.
Phillips and Budmayr both would bring a nice dual threat skill set to compliment Johnathon Clay and the running game. Whoever becomes the starter, will only need to manage the game with Clay's power run game dominating Wisconsin's offense.
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