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Should USC call an audible with its incoming QBs?

One is headed to USC to play quarterback, the other has committed to the Trojans at defensive end.

But statistically speaking, L.A. Jordan's James Boyd is having a better season than Mater Dei's Matt Barkley at quarterback. And it isn't even that close.

Through the first six games of the season, Boyd has accumulated 529 more yards passing and six more touchdowns, and has a better completion percentage. Each player has 11 interceptions and has faced a similar level of competition.

"I don't see a better quarterback in the country," Jordan Coach Elijah Asante said of Boyd, who has completed 159 of 271 passes (58.7%) for 2,175 yards and 20 touchdowns. Barkley has completed 107 of 189 passes (56.6%) for 1,646 yards and 14 touchdowns.

Though Boyd has committed to USC to play defensive end, things could get interesting if another big-name college enters the recruiting fray and tells the two-way standout that it wants him as its quarterback.

"He loves to play quarterback," Asante said.

Asante said the Bulldogs were really starting to click on offense and predicted that Boyd would tally at least 500 yards passing per game the rest of the season. Now that would be something.

-- Ben Bolch