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There is an almost desperate, obsessive need for teams to draft quarterbacks with franchise potential. Aside from replacing inadequate production by quarterback incumbents, there is the fiscal relief a four-year rookie salary provides organizations. Several teams (Vikings, Patriots, Raiders) appear headed toward an organizational restart with the prospect of drafting a first-round signal-caller. Ironically, a quarterbacking renaissance across the nation is occurring throughout college football. This upcoming Saturday may decide which Heisman candidate becomes the decided front-runner when Oregon’s Bo Nix squares off against Wahington’s Michael Penix Jr.