Watching OU film to see the Lebby offense, I had high expectations of Gabriel, who is statistically one of the most prolific college qbs ever. But what stood out was the opposite, he has clear issues with footwork and accuracy. He often bailed himself out with his feet, doing a good job both throwing on the run and scrambling, and also throws a nice deep ball. But as a pocket passer he misses short and intermediate passes frequently, throwing to receivers feet and behind targets.

OU had a good o-line but few draft prospects at rb or wr. Lebby did a lot with average skill players. Looking back this has largely been the case at UCF and OM as well.

He will do the same at State. Shapen has a big year and ends up a dark horse Heisman candidate, finding his way onto watch lists late in the season. If he retains the starting position, Gabriel falls way down the ladder in qb rating playing in a west coast style offense. Ty Thompson, the man who transferred from OU,to make way for Gabriel, also has a superior season to Gabriel statistically.