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Kittle explains how Purdy’s college failures helped the 49ers win.<\/em><\/p>\n The NFL playoff spotlight is often too bright for young quarterbacks still gaining a foothold in the league.<\/p>\n Not for 49ers rookie quarterback Brock Purdy. The 23-year-old shook off the Levies first-half rough at his stadium on Saturday, leading his 49ers to his 41st point with 332 passing yards and four total touchdowns. – Card win over rival Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n “Brock’s college experience [at Iowa State] “He really helped him out today,” 49ers tight end George Kittle told NBC Sports’ Peter King on Saturday. , was totally confident in the huddle…you could feel it…when he’s confident, we’re confident…a higher level.”<\/p>\n Purdy arrived in Ames, Iowa and was the third teenager on Iowa State’s depth chart at quarterback. Purdy’s number was called up as a freshman due to injuries and poor performances from the two quarterbacks above him. He went on to win 8 of 10 games as a first-year starter.<\/p>\n Sound familiar?<\/p>\n Purdy finished his career as the Cyclones career leader in nearly every passing category, appearing in 48 contests over four seasons under Iowa State coach Matt Campbell.<\/p>\n “He had a little bit of trouble in the previous half-time,” Kittle told King. He’s got all the repetition.Failure is a big part of learning to play quarterback in the NFL.He’s had successes and failures in college.For him, what’s here is really It’s nothing new.”<\/p>\n With a perfect 6-0 record as a starting quarterback (1-0 in the playoffs), Purdy hasn’t faced many failures in the NFL. However, he was building a career at Iowa State that included his 27-21 loss to Oklahoma in the 2020 Big 12 Championship, ending the Cyclones’ hopes for a national title.<\/p>\n “Football makes you very humble,” Kittle said. I think Brock has realized that — and he realizes that failure is good for you on the road to success. \u201d<\/p>\n