Excerpts from Rotoworld:
Louisville junior QB Lamar Jackson completed just 13-of-31 passes for 171 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions in Saturday's 31-27 loss to Mississippi State in the Taxslayer Bowl.
Jackson was up to his usual heroics on the ground, gobbling up a game-high 158 yards with a touchdown on the ground, but he was a bit off in this one as the pressure of the Bulldogs defense coaxed him into some poor decisions. He posted 3,660 passing yards with 27 touchdowns and 10 interceptions in 2017, while running for at least 100 yards on 10 different occasions. He is expected to be a high-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, but he is a divisive prospect among scouts. Jackson has the ability to make plays with his feet, and some team will fall in love with his playmaking ability during the draft process.
USC redshirt sophomore QB Sam Darnold completed 26-of-45 passes for 356 yards and an interception in Friday's 24-7 loss to Ohio State in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
It was a bad game from Darnold, but he got little help from his offensive line, which disintegrated time and time again. Even when the redshirt sophomore wasn't sacked -- he was taken down eight times -- he often found himself scrambling for his life. Despite what was a broken performance by USC on the whole, the 6-foot-4, 215-pounder still managed several eye-popping completions, including several to the sidelines against super-tight coverage. The world will now await with baited breath to see if Darnold will declare for the NFL Draft. That's not a given, but should he make the jump, he's a potential top-five pick for the spring.
So Jackson throws 4 INTs and he is just a "bit off" whereas Darnold had a bad game plain and simple.