Snead and McCoy, eligibiltywise were in the same class. So it made sense for Snead to transfer...Brantley was behind them in eligibility...Brantley would have been in the same situation at Texas as at UF.
I thought McCoy signed with Texas in 2005 and Snead in 2006 along with another highly ranked QB. If that's the case, a r/s for Snead would have given them 2 years separation, unless McCoy r/hirted in 2005. And there's Kinne, how's he doing?
Snead was the same year as Tebow and he was from Texas. He switched to Texas, probably because he thought his chances were better there. When he couldn't take the job from McCoy he transferred to Ole Miss where he sat out his year and is now their QB and doing a pretty good job. From what I understand about Brantley he has a NFL arm and is smart. He won't be the runner that Tebow is but will be a better runner than Leak and probably as good as Alex Smith was at Utah.
Snead was McCoy's backup in 2006 as a true freshman, left after the football season for Ole Miss. Brantley would have arrived in fall 2007. Kinne is no longer with the Longhorns, transferred. QB depth chart is John Chiles and Sherrod Harris (who's never played and likely won't ever play).