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When new Gophers quarterback Max Brosmer entered the transfer portal in late November, the highly regarded New Hampshire veteran knew he was in for a unique experience but wasn’t sure exactly what to expect.
“It’s a wild new world,” Brosmer said. “I was kind of warned going into the portal about how kind of crazy it gets. I don’t think that I really understood the true depth of it until I got in.”
He jumped in feet-first and quickly realized something.
“I wanted to get in and out of the portal as quickly as I could,” Brosmer said, “as long as I was going to a school that fit me the best.”
That fit turned out to be the Gophers, who were one of the earliest suitors for the finalist for the Walter Payton Award, which goes to the top player at the FCS level. On Wednesday, the eve of the Gophers’ first spring practice session, Brosmer appeared in a Minnesota news conference for the first time and showed the poise that coach P.J. Fleck and his staff hope translates on the field.
“You feel like he’s already been here for 30 years,” Fleck said.
In Brosmer, who’ll use his final season of eligibility this fall, the Gophers hope they have filled a glaring need in football’s most important position. Incumbent starter Athan Kaliakmanis entered the transfer portal after an inconsistent season that saw Minnesota pass for only 143.4 yards per game, which ranked 126th among the 134 FBS teams.
Fleck and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Greg Harbaugh Jr. put their chips all in on Brosmer, who enters spring practice as the only quarterback on the roster who has played in a college football game. His backups are Max Shikenjanski, a freshman walk-on last season, and Drake Lindsey, an early enrollee freshman this year.
That opportunity helped sell the Gophers on Brosmer, who passed for an FCS-best 313.6 yards per game while completing…
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Author : Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Publish date : 2024-03-21 01:19:00
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