Question No. 3 for USF Bulls: How important a role will Evan Landi play?

Posted Aug 6, 2010 by Scott Carter

Updated Aug 6, 2010 at 02:43 PM

Hey folks, I was out of pocket yesterday but will be heading over to USF’s second practice shortly.

Hopefully you saw Phil Neary’s practice report on TBO.com, but if not, click here.

We’ve still got three more questions to go on my list of 10 questions surrounding the Bulls entering the season.

With that said, I want to see what you think about Question No. 3: How important is Evan Landi to this team?

I’m writing a story on Landi’s potential impact in Sunday’s Tampa Tribune, but I’ll go ahead and tell you that I think Landi can play a huge role for the Bulls this season.

First, he’s the back-up quarterback, so if B.J. Daniels goes down, Landi will get the call.

At 6-foot-3, 215 pounds, Landi offers a much different look than Daniels, and I’m not just talking about the fact he is a left-hander.

In spring practice, Skip Holtz and Co. quickly realized that Landi was the second-best quarterback on the roster despite his wish to play receiver. Landi performed well in the spring game – hitting 11 of 24 passes for 152 yards. He also caught a 57-yard touchdown pass from third-string QB Ryan Eppes.

With the departure of Carlton Mitchell and injuries to A.J. Love and Sterling Griffin, Landi enters practice as one of the Bulls’ top receivers.

I can see Holtz using him in a lot of different ways based on the way Holtz talks about Landi’s versatility and his mental approach.

What do you think? Will he be integral to this team’s success, or am I putting too much stock in his importance?