Healy expects Bucs to name starting QB by next weekend
2 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 13, 2026, 2:14 AM
Last updated Aug 13, 2026
ETSU held its first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday as the program assesses its quarterback competition. Head coach Will Healy indicated that the competition, narrowed to Jake McNamara, Mason Mims, and Jadyn Davis, is progressing and could see a decision made soon. Healy aims to have the candidates reduced to two by next week, with a starter expected to be named by next weekend. The upcoming evaluation will focus on how the quarterbacks respond following their scrimmage performance.
- •ETSU scrimmaged on August 8 as part of fall camp.
- •Quarterback competition is between McNamara, Mims, and Davis.
- •Healy seeks to narrow down to two candidates next week.
- •A final decision on the starting quarterback is expected by August 15.
- 2:14 AMYahoo Sports — ETSU head football coach Will Healy closer to naming his starting quarterback
- 3:14 AMYahoo Sports — ‘Have a Starter by the End of Next Weekend’: Healy sets timeline for Bucs QB battle
"JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — ETSU’s quarterback competition could soon be entering its final stage. The Buccaneers took the field Saturday for their first scrimmage of fall camp, giving head coach Will Healy another opportunity to evaluate a quarterback battle that remains one of the biggest questions surrounding the team entering the 2026 season. Healy […]
"JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The ETSU Buccaneer football team was back in full pads Wednesday as they get ready for their second scrimmage of fall camp this weekend. For the quarterbacks, this could be a make-or-break scrimmage, since second-year head coach Will Healy says they will narrow the race down to two between Michigan […]
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 13, 2026, 2:14 AMETSU head football coach Will Healy closer to naming his starting quarterback
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The ETSU Buccaneer football team was back in full pads Wednesday as they get ready for their second scrimmage of fall camp this weekend. For the quarterbacks, this could be a make-or-break scrimmage, since second-year head coach Will Healy says they will narrow the race down to two between Michigan […]
- Yahoo SportsAug 10, 2026, 3:14 AM‘Have a Starter by the End of Next Weekend’: Healy sets timeline for Bucs QB battle
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — ETSU’s quarterback competition could soon be entering its final stage. The Buccaneers took the field Saturday for their first scrimmage of fall camp, giving head coach Will Healy another opportunity to evaluate a quarterback battle that remains one of the biggest questions surrounding the team entering the 2026 season. Healy […]
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