Alex Hickey: For Big Ten teams in need of a QB, portal gem Grayson McCall is the right call

Grayson McCall is a 3-year starter at Coastal Carolina. He will play in the Birmingham Bowl and then exercise his final year of college eligibility elsewhere. Big Ten teams should be interested in recruiting him.

Grayson McCall is a Sun Belt player of the year and a dual-threat quarterback. He has completed 70% of his career attempts and has rushed for 1,056 yards in 3 years. Auburn is the first school on his list of scheduled visits.

Grayson McCall is a transfer from the portal to replace CJ Stroud. He has never played against a Power 5 team. Joe Burrow won a national championship at Ohio State.   Alex Hickey thinks Grayson McCalls is the right choice for Big Ten teams in need of a quarterback.

Matt Rhule's NFL head coaching stint didn't go well, but he knows what NFL teams are looking for in a quarterback. He can sell McCall on precise tutelage for reaching the next level.

Grayson McCall is a portal gem for Big Ten teams in need of a quarterback. Ryan Walters has found his offensive coordinator in West Virginia’s Graham Harrell.

Illinois needs to make the pitch for Grayson McCall. Bret Bielema has done it before with a quarterback from North Carolina. He did it with Russell Wilson at Wisconsin in 2011.

Grayson McCall is being pursued by several Big Ten teams. Luke Fickell wants a quarterback who can move. Wisconsin's offensive coordinator Phil Longo developed North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye into a top-10 Heisman candidate this season.

Grayson McCall is the right choice for Big Ten teams in need of a quarterback.