TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona's pool of quarterback candidates is more like a pool of bobbing corks. Now you see them (or hear from them), now you don't.
Who will emerge is anyone's guess.
In Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez's mind, none is ready for primetime, or worthy of speaking to the media after practice sessions. Tuesday was another day.
Rodriguez said the competition to be the No. 1 QB is "still ongoing" and there's more than just senior B.J. Denker and junior college transfer Jesse Scroggins in the mix. There's Nick Isham, a transfer from Louisiana Tech and freshman Anu Solomon. And, well, two more in Javelle Allen and Khari McGee.
Rodriguez has a pick of six. At this point, he'd settle for one.
When a television crew from Oregon asked a question of his top two quarterbacks, Rodriguez said, "What two guys? We have more than two."
Denker and Scroggins are the main two guys?
"Nope," Rodriguez said. "That tell you enough there?"
Rodriguez said this isn't the longest he's gone into camp not knowing who his quarterback would be, and he's OK with that. In fact, he said it's happened "a bunch."
How did those turn out?
"I'm still coaching," he said, smiling.
There's little question Rodriguez, in his second year at Arizona, is a bit frustrated. He said no one has solidified a starting spot on offense, and that might not happen until game week.
"I don't feel a sense of urgency before that," he said. "What's more important for us is who is going to get reps."
He added that he's never really been a big believer in first, second or third teams but about the players getting reps: "The No. 2 guy will be getting as many reps as the one . It's about finding (players) you'll be able to win with."
Whether Arizona would be able to win with Scroggins is one of camp's big mysteries. He's been in and out of practices since the start on Aug. 4 while battling concussion symptoms.
After the team practiced in shorts on Tuesday, Rodriguez said, not specifically referring to Scroggins, that he wasn't sure "how physical we can get, because they get concussions walking out of the building."
Isham, a walk-on who played previously at Louisiana Tech and is generously listed at 6-feet, hasn't had that problem and was singled out for praise by Rodriguez Monday.
"(The game) is probably more important to him than the rest of the guys," Rodriguez said. "He's a guy that studies, (who) knows what we're doing. He's really conscientious. He's got some skills."
