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In a somewhat surprising move, Nunes worked with the No. 1 offense for most of the game, and Nottingham played with the second-team offense against the first-team defense—mostly because Shaw wanted to see him get pressured more, but also because he had seen plenty of Nottingham in previous, softer scrimmages.
Each had flashes of brilliance and long stretches of inconsistency.
Nunes threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns, including a wobbly 45-yard TD pass that Ty Montgomery caught leaping between two fallen defenders. But he completed only 11 of 29 passes and never looked in rhythm.
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Nottingham, meanwhile, completed 12 of 19 passes for 118 yards. He also threw one interception—a bobbled ball by Jamal-Rashad Patterson that Jordan Richards picked off—and lost a fumble on the center exchange.
Nottingham's passes had more zip and found tighter seams. He even tossed routes Luck rarely threw, such as a back-shoulder pass to Keanu Nelson for 26 yards just short of the goal line that set up a TD on Nottingham's opening drive.
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The quarterback Shaw ultimately trusts to lead the Cardinal will likely win the job—but not until August.
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