Back for its eighth season on ESPN, Jon Gruden’s “QB Camp” series will have a Tar Heel in the room for the first time this year.
UNC quarterback Mitch Trubisky will join a group of seven top NFL Draft prospects at the position–including Clemson’s Deshaun Watson–who will each sit down one-on-one with the former Super Bowl-winning head coach.
In an effort to showcase the nation’s top college quarterbacks, Gruden invites the players to ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex in Orlando. He then spends time grilling them with questions, both on the field and in the film room.
The series has grown into a tradition before each draft, with the coach often taking center stage thanks to his entertaining commentary and facial expressions.
Jon Gruden sits down with former Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel at his QB Camp prior to the 2014 NFL Draft. (Photo via ESPN)
Although Trubisky broke a number of UNC passing records during his 13-game stint as the team’s starter in 2016, Gruden will likely turn up the heat on him due to his relative inexperience compared to a three-year starter like Watson.
“There are some underclassmen coming out who have questions that need to be answered,” Gruden said, in an ESPN media release. “That’s why this process is exciting. But three or four years from now, I expect people will be saying this is a pretty good quarterback class.”
Other quarterbacks who will be featured on the show this season include: Brad Kaaya (Miami), Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech), Nathan Peterman (Pittsburgh), Deshone Kizer (Notre Dame) and Joshua Dobbs (Tennessee).
The series is set to begin its new season on April 11 at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN2–with subsequent episodes airing on the ESPN family of networks leading up to the draft.
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