ARLINGTON -- During Big 12 media day on Monday, I stood up and asked TCU coach Gary Patterson about Ohio State transfer and former Lake Travis star Matthew Baldwin, and the state of the six-man quarterback competition in general. 

“Have you heard back about the status of Matthew Baldwin’s transfer wai–”

“NO!” Patterson said, cutting me off. 

It was an amusing moment, but one also rooted in frustration. Later, Patterson admitted that Baldwin is actually dealing with a lower body injury and won’t even be ready for the start of fall camp after surgery. In some ways, TCU is just as curious about the state of its quarterback competition as the rest of the world. 

Junior Michael Collins, who missed multiple games last season with various injuries, was out for the spring. Baldwin just arrived on campus and won’t go through practices until after fall camp starts. At this point, it’s unclear whether he’ll even be eligible to play. Redshirt freshman Justin Rogers couldn’t play a year ago because of a drop foot injury. He’s about 90 percent now, nearly two years after his injury. 

“[Rogers’] injury is one of those where one of these days, the nerve just wakes up,” Patterson said. “It’s not completely woke up, but it’s a lot farther along than it was a year ago.”

When it comes down to it, there were only three quarterbacks in the six-man competition who could participate fully in the spring. Kansas State grad transfer Alex Delton is considered the leader in the clubhouse because of his experience, but has completed 56 percent of his career pass attempts. Max Duggan is a true freshman. Georgia transfer Matthew Downing is a walk-on.