Losing Cole Johnson, Davis Cheek, Joe Mancuso and Dan Smith from its ranks seems like a surefire way for a downturn in quarterback play around the Colonial Athletic Association.

Maine has looked like a different football team since it opened the spring season with a 37-0 setback at Delaware. Perhaps the team’s biggest improvement since that loss has come on offense.

The unknown has defined the past 12 months, evident in no small part with the 2020 Colonial Athletic Association football season unfolding in spring 2021. The historic spring campaign offers some certainty, however: Quarterback play around the CAA promises to be excellent.