The answer to that is a two-parter. One, Keeton already showed solid production as a freshman, so he's not too huge of a question mark. And two, the guy behind him is 4-1 as a starter, and that's not even counting the epic comeback at Hawaii that he helped lead. So in a sense, if somehow Keeton hit a major sophomore slump, Adam Kennedy has shown to be a superstar under center as well.
Still, this team needs Keeton to step his game up and become more of a threat to connect on some deep downfield passes, while improving his sense of when to take off running with the ball. As good as Kerwynn Williams will be this year to balance the run game, the aerial attack will be a much more essential part to this year's offense. If Keeton is going to be the starter, which seems to have been the indication all offseason, he needs to be able to do what Kennedy could in throwing downfield and making big plays in the clutch.
If this past spring was any indication, Keeton is indeed ready to take things to the next level. After generating all sorts of hype throughout spring practices on Twitter and USUfans.com, Keeton lived up to all the hype in the spring game by putting on a dazzling passing display, very much outplaying Kennedy in the process (which is hard for this guy to have to admit, because I'm a huge AFK fan!)
Now it's just a matter of Keeton maintaining that production when the season rolls around, and if he does, that's really going to suck for opposing defenses.
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