With all due respect to Ohio State’s Malcolm Jenkins, Troy’s Elbert Mack and South Florida’s Mike Jenkins, junior Aqib Talib of Kansas provided another example in Thursday night’s Orange Bowl that he might be the best cornerback in college football.
In the first quarter of the Jayhawks’ 24-21 upset of Virginia Tech, Talib read Hokie quarterback Sean Glennon like a book, jumped an out route and took an interception 60 yards to the house. Fifty-three other defensive backs hauled in more interceptions this season, but Talib might have the most polished skills of any corner in college football. It’ll be interesting to see if he enters the draft this year.
As far as the game went, KU was awfully impressive. VA Tech has one of the best defenses in the nation, but the Jayhawks moved the ball down the field methodically on several occasions. The Hokies just couldn’t get anything going offensively, but in typical Frank Beamer-fashion, they did run a punt back for a touchdown. Beamer’s special teams units are top notch every season.
