Julian Dugger played like a true freshman making his college debut against Toledo, but that wasn’t a surprise. Maybe it shouldn’t have been a surprise that he handled himself largely like a player much older.
He’s a big, strong kid with a unique throwing motion, the only left-handed quarterback on the team, and perhaps he shouldn’t be viewed as a kid anymore. He more than proved himself when the coaching staff inserted him into the starting lineup in the second half.
Dugger — a 6-foot-3, 210-pound rising second-year freshman — showed the sort of grit and determination that’s needed to play at the highest level…