PREP FOOTBALL: David, Deal, Jackson & Umstead battling it out to be Columbia’s QB this spring

  • Columbia quarterback Kade Jackson throws a pass during Friday's practice. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia quarterback Kade Jackson throws a pass during Friday's practice. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Columbia quarterback Cohen David throws a pass during Friday's practice. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia quarterback Cohen David throws a pass during Friday's practice. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Columbia quarterback Brae Deal throws a pass during Friday's practice. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia quarterback Brae Deal throws a pass during Friday's practice. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
  • Columbia quarterback Evan Umstead throws a pass during Friday's practice. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)
    Columbia quarterback Evan Umstead throws a pass during Friday's practice. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

    Nobody walked away as the clear-cut starter at quarterback for Columbia at the end of last year.

    One of those guys even walked away from the team this offseason for a rival, while another is now embedd…