Kansas University quarterback transfer T.J. Millweard speaks to the media on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, at the Anderson Family Football Complex.

Third on the Kansas depth chart and still waiting to take his first snap as a college football quarterback, UCLA transfer T.J. Millweard (pronounced mill-word) is something of a mystery man for the Jayhawks.

He also is the player I am asked about most often on fairways and greens, in restaurants and coffee shops, at ballgames and gas stations.

It’s just the way it is with football teams having trouble scoring points. The guy nobody has seen always becomes the desired answer at quarterback.

Why isn’t he higher on the depth chart? I interviewed him well before the season started and in joking fashion, he blamed his father.

“I was just on the phone with my dad and I told him, ‘Thanks dad. You didn’t give me the athleticism that Mike (Cummings) and Montell (Cozart) have.’ Unfortunately, that’s just not in my cards,” Millweard said.” I just try to maximize what I have. I’d like to think I can run.”

He didn’t have a strong day in the spring game, completing 2 of 8 passes for 16 yards, but he said he considers himself an accurate passer.

“Obviously, that’s a little more my strength than running,” Millweard said.

Recently fired Kansas coach Charlie Weis repeatedly described Millweard as a QB who could manage the offense at a moment’s notice if called into action.

“One of my biggest strengths is my mental aspect, I believe, knowing the defense, knowing where receivers are supposed to be, when they’re supposed to be there, and getting the ball out,” Millweard said. “So if I see people blitzing, I need to change protection to protect myself because unfortunately I don’t have that flexibility that Montell and Mike do. It’s part of the game. I just have to overcome that.”

Millweard ran a version of the spread offense for his high school in Coffeyville, Texas, and learned another spread offense as a redshirt in his year at UCLA. A three-star recruit, he became the third “pro-style quarterback” to transfer to KU under Weis, following Dayne Crist and Jake Heaps.

“I’d like to think I use my mental strength to get to know where I need to go with the ball and get it out quick,” Millweard said of how decisive he is in the pocket. “I try to anticipate the throws, try not to have turnovers, try to be very consistent with each and every play. If there’s a window there, I’m going to try to stick it through it and I’m going to be accurate with the football.”

Millweard is plenty busy during games. In those somewhat rare moments that KU attempts a field goal, he’s the holder. Millweard also is the one wearing the No. 10 on his back, a headset in place, flashing signals from the sidelines, standing next to a staff member doing the same. One of them is a decoy.