BYU quarterback Jaren Corridor scrambles towards Baylor at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Regardless of the Cougars’ latest downturn, Corridor continues to play at a excessive stage. Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
BYU quarterback Jaren Corridor exits the sector after the Cougars’ loss to the Notre Dame at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. The Cougars sign caller has been spectacular this season. Spenser Heaps, Deseret Information
Jaren Corridor isn’t an ideal quarterback and his fingerprints are on quite a few errors throughout BYU’s two-game skid, however his efficiency at Liberty on Saturday may push him into the third tier of quarterback lore in program historical past.
Throughout Arkansas’ discipline day final week at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Corridor quietly threw for a profession excessive 356 yards and three touchdowns. He wants 209 extra passing yards at Liberty (1:30 p.m., ESPNU) to cross Virgil Carter and crack into the highest 15 all-time at BYU.
Corridor wants 915 extra yards to cross Corridor of Famer Gifford Nielsen and Tanner Mangum is inside attain at No. 13 by the season’s finish — simply behind Taysom Hill and Steve Sarkisian.
The second tier consists of Zach Wilson, Marc Wilson, Steve Younger, Kevin Feterik and John Walsh. They every threw for 7,652 yards or extra over three seasons of constant work. Corridor will want one other season to bust into that group.
The primary tier of legends stand alone with Robbie Bosco, Jim McMahon, John Beck, Max Corridor and the all-time passing chief Ty Detmer along with his untouchable 15,031 yards and 121 touchdowns.
Nonetheless, Saturday is critical for Corridor due to what he’s doing on the brief finish of collegiate begins (19) and towards extra Energy 5 defenses (12) than any of his predecessors — together with Detmer, McMahon, Younger and Bosco — ever confronted.
A few of his 4,917 yards got here towards groups that gained the Large 12 (Baylor) and Pac-12 (Utah) championships final yr. As well as, Corridor picked up quite a few yards on the highway towards the likes of Washington State, USC and Oregon. His seven P5 wins are probably the most at school historical past with Stanford nonetheless on the schedule in late November.
Ought to he determine to return for his ultimate season of eligibility, Corridor may face one other ten and probably 11 P5 opponents in 2023 as BYU enters the Large 12.
The junior from Spanish Fork has additionally thrown 38 profession landing passes. He wants 13 extra over the following six video games to leap Mangum, Hill, Gary Sheide and Carter into thirteenth all-time.
Corridor isn’t excellent and he isn’t fully wholesome both. Enjoying with a throwing shoulder that was banged up by Utah State, his interception on the primary play towards Notre Dame and one other interception within the second quarter towards Arkansas each proved expensive.
Regardless of the 17-point defeat, Corridor regarded more healthy towards the Razorbacks and seems set for the stretch run towards 4 consecutive non-P5 opponents earlier than dealing with Stanford and a potential bowl sport.
There are many excuses out there to clarify away BYU’s 4-3 document, together with the accidents which have adjusted Corridor’s working backs and receivers rotation on a weekly foundation and a protection that's allergic to third-down stops. To his credit score, he by no means mentions them, saying solely “I have to get higher.”
Nothing comes simple in school soccer and Liberty (6-1) is vowing to place up a combat on Saturday in what the Flames are calling the largest (and bought out) sport within the historical past of their faculty. This will likely be a take a look at of Corridor’s Most worthy talent — management.
Notre Dame and Arkansas left BYU wounded each bodily and emotionally. It will likely be Corridor’s job to rally the troops and lead a decided march by Lynchburg, Virginia, in the identical method he's shifting up the document books — destined to go away his spectacular mark on historical past regardless of when he performs his final sport.
Dave McCann is a contributor to the Deseret Information and is the studio host for “BYU Sports activities Nation Sport Day,” “The Submit Sport Present,” “After Additional Evaluate” and play-by-play announcer for BYUtv. He's additionally co-host of “Y’s Guys” at ysguys.com.
BYU quarterback Jaren Corridor exits the sector after the Cougars’ loss to the Notre Dame at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. The Cougars sign caller has been spectacular this season.
Spenser Heaps, Deseret Information