As far as Costello goes, I almost feel like we dodged a bullet with Leach leaving. I’m not a fan of the guy (KJ) and he’s always looked pretty mediocre against us. Leach appears to have gotten addicted to the grad transfer crack when it comes to the QB position and I don’t know that it’s a good thing.
When Tyler died, it made sense to fill the unexpected hole. Last year, wasting a scholarship on Gubrud when we had more pressing issues on the defense felt like a waste. I understand that he didn’t know that Gordon was going to be fine, but at some point, you have to trust your prior recruiting.
At MSU, Leach is stepping into a new situation and maybe KJ makes sense, but if I was a high school QB, I’d question going to MSU right now. If Costello starts for them, it will be the third QB in a row for Leach that transferred in. Maybe a statistical blip, maybe a disturbing trend.