The starting spot Hall described though, at least according to O'Cain, isn't up for grabs. He described the depth charts at the QB position as "concrete" unless Taylor played "poorly for a couple of weeks," then the current situation would be reevaluated. But even as Glennon said, that's the role of the back- up quarterback, to be ready for that kind of scenario.
"Whether Tyrod could get nicked up, or he's having a rough game, you never know," Glennon said. "And I don't want to not be prepared if that happens or use the excuse that I wasn't mentally prepared for that, so I have to approach each week like I'm going to go out there and play."
And so far this season, he has. Glennon has seen field action in every game. But beyond the games, and beyond a transfer to another school, the redshirt junior has another aspect of being college football quarterback to consider: the pros.
"There are still scouts out here at practice, and (the NFL) is the ultimate goal," Glennon said. "And it's going to be tougher now because I don't have as much game film, but that's why I have to come out and compete at practice, they (the scouts) look at the practice film almost as much as they look at the game film. I just (have to) make the most of the chances that I've got."
O'Cain says he's got what it takes to get there himself, despite this recent setback.
"He has the tools, no question," O'Cain said. "He's got a strong arm, he's accurate, he's smart, and no one is going to work any harder. He has all the tools to potentially play the next level."
Glennon said he has the attitude to stick out with the Hokies, despite his current underdog status. Even with the echoes of 'boos' in his ears, nasty messages in his inbox and Facebook wall, there's an enduring love for Tech that Glennon has that cannot be quelled or quenched. Even as a senior in high school, Tech, he said, was where he felt most at home.
"I'm definitely not regretting my decision to come here," Glennon said. "I'm going through a little bump in the road, but that happens in life, and that's going to happen at this level of football. But I wouldn't trade what has happened here. I would go back and choose Tech again if I had to go back in time."
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"There are still scouts out here at practice, and (the NFL) is the ultimate goal," Glennon said. Really Sean? Unless there are job openings in the mascot department i think you should visit career services.
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I think Glennon is a class act. His style of play may not be consistent with the current ability of the O line, and I probably would have made the same decision to play TT. With that said, you can't fault his work ethic, maturity, and commitment to the Hokie football team. I predict there will be a day we're glad he's on the sideline, ready to come in the game.
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i don't like this 'lip service' by Coach Beamer, the Offensive cordinator and Mike O'Cain who backed Sean in the eyes of the public then turned their backs on him suddenly. The offensive cordinator, "Sean is as good as any qb he has coached." its either that the offensive cordinator was not telling the truth or he was the distinguished experience of coaching Sean calibre qb which we all know is below par.
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I think that Glennon tried his best to live up to what was expected of him but unfortunately it was not enough. Its up to the coach's who should be the quarterback and when it is time to make changes if necessary before too much damage is done. Glennon was showing signs of needing improvement in my opinion all along and he was given every chance to try and improve. This is what VT does, they show loyalty and give everyone a chance to prove themselves while providing support and training the best they can. When the time came that a change had to be made it was done . Its easy for alot of people to second guess the teams decisions and blame Glennon but you have to be in their shoes to know these are not easy decisions and take alot of thought and effort and I think they all deserve our respect rather than our complaints.
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Let's not forget that Sean's demotion to second string is the fault of a really bad offensive line and a poor offensive coordinator.
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Preseason, Phil Steele had Glennon rated as the #34 QB in the country. That's not too bad, I don't think his rating system takes into account the Offensive line unit though, on his skills alone, Glennon can go to the NFL, provided he has someone to block for him and give him a tad more than 0.3 seconds before having guys on him. GLENNON ISN'T TO BLAME FOR THE LSU GAME. OUR DEFENSE LET THOSE POINTS GO ON THE BOARD, OUR OFFENSIVE LINE WAS BLOWN BY EVERY TIME BY LSU. If the quarterback has no time to had the ball off, much less find a receiver and throw it to them, the offense will not do much either
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No way he makes the NFL. Sure he may sound like a great guy, but he has no chance of making it to the NFL. The people that go to the NFL are big time QBs, whether they be at the big time college football level, or at smaller football schools like Tulane or Temple or Stanford. But what they do is actually put up big time stats. Glennon just doesn't do that, nor do I think he has the downfield vision to be able to pass against NFL defenses.
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Tyrod is definetly the right choice for our team at the moment, but Glennon is still an excellent quarterback. The LSU game cannot be blames entirely on Glennon as I have seen way too many people do. The defense and the O-line are both equally reaponsible if not moreso. Keep your head up Sean, I hope you make it to the NFL.
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I agree that while Glennon may not be a great QB, I don't think he's horrible either. I just think that as others have said, he doesn't have much of an offensive line to block for him & our defense is allowing points to get on the board.
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