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per Fox 9:
PJ Fleck made one thing clear at the conclusion of last Saturday’s Spring Game: The quarterback competition will continue into the fall this year, just as it did last year.
The advantage there is that both Zack Annexstad and Tanner Morgan got valuable playing experience last season. Both will likely need to play for the Gophers at some point in the fall, regardless of who gets the starting nod.
Annexstad and Morgan each had their share of highlights in the Spring Game. They both also had throws that make Fleck scratch his head. The reality is they’re still young, even if they have a full season of experience.
“We’re going to need both quarterbacks at some point and they’re both getting better at an equal level,” Fleck said. “You’re not seeing that one guy just jump out and say that’s the guy. They’re both improving.”
Annexstad finished the Spring Game 9-of-15 for 191 yards, a touchdown and an interception. His longest pass was a 47-yard bomb down the middle of the field to Rashod Bateman. Morgan was 11-of-17 for 139 yards, two touchdowns and an interception returned by Thomas Rush for a 71-yard touchdown that Fleck labeled “catastrophic.”
Morgan’s two touchdowns went to Chris Autman-Bell and Brevyn Spann-Ford. Annexstad’s touchdown went for 31 yards to tight end Bryce Witham. Bateman earned offensive MVP honors for the game with six catches for 164 yards. He saw them push each other daily in spring practice.
“They don’t compete against each other. They’re both like brothers, they’re always in the film room running together. I just feel like both have grown a lot together,” Bateman said.
http://www.fox9.com/sports/gophers-teammates-call-qb-battle-a-brotherhood
Go Gophers!!
PJ Fleck made one thing clear at the conclusion of last Saturday’s Spring Game: The quarterback competition will continue into the fall this year, just as it did last year.
The advantage there is that both Zack Annexstad and Tanner Morgan got valuable playing experience last season. Both will likely need to play for the Gophers at some point in the fall, regardless of who gets the starting nod.
Annexstad and Morgan each had their share of highlights in the Spring Game. They both also had throws that make Fleck scratch his head. The reality is they’re still young, even if they have a full season of experience.
“We’re going to need both quarterbacks at some point and they’re both getting better at an equal level,” Fleck said. “You’re not seeing that one guy just jump out and say that’s the guy. They’re both improving.”
Annexstad finished the Spring Game 9-of-15 for 191 yards, a touchdown and an interception. His longest pass was a 47-yard bomb down the middle of the field to Rashod Bateman. Morgan was 11-of-17 for 139 yards, two touchdowns and an interception returned by Thomas Rush for a 71-yard touchdown that Fleck labeled “catastrophic.”
Morgan’s two touchdowns went to Chris Autman-Bell and Brevyn Spann-Ford. Annexstad’s touchdown went for 31 yards to tight end Bryce Witham. Bateman earned offensive MVP honors for the game with six catches for 164 yards. He saw them push each other daily in spring practice.
“They don’t compete against each other. They’re both like brothers, they’re always in the film room running together. I just feel like both have grown a lot together,” Bateman said.
http://www.fox9.com/sports/gophers-teammates-call-qb-battle-a-brotherhood
Go Gophers!!