quarterback
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Sophomore quarterback Isaiah Palomino of Van Nuys suffered an injury last August in in his team’s opening football game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
We do know this: A capable quarterback has never been more valuable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
The Ravens have lost four in a row and have a new quarterback in Jacoby Brissett.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
The Huskies must deal with improving freshman quarterback Paytyn Guess and a group of Mater Dei linebackers who are active and quick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Even the varsity quarterback caught my eye and nodded.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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In a city where Aaron Donald and Myles Garrett are playing for the Rams, the leading sacker of high school quarterbacks is defensive end Hudson Manning of Chaminade in West Hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
While he bided his time on the depth chart during his freshman and sophomore seasons, quarterbacks around the country switched teams in pursuit of more money and better opportunities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
They are 0-6 for the first time since 2000, back when Jim Harbaugh was one of their quarterbacks, not their head coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
In fact, the strategy has been so overwhelming for opposing offensive lines that they often have little choice but to commit penalties in order to keep their quarterbacks upright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
And, generally, people whose lives were going great—NFL quarterbacks, rock stars, famous actors and actresses, genius scientists—generally, they didn’t give up their kids for adoption.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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