Gophers QB Max Brosmer makes strong impression as quick study, natural leader in arrival from FCS
Associated PressThe AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! MINNEAPOLIS — Max Brosmer has given the Minnesota Gophers an abundance of confidence in their new starting quarterback, a studious and dedicated player whose mind and passion for chess has helped fuel his mastery of the offense and a natural leader who hosted a dozen teammates at his family’s home in Georgia for offseason bonding and training. “Every decision you make you want to be right and you’re feeling you have to be right, but this one we had to get right, and Max has just exceeded all of our expectations.” When Athan Kaliakmanis left the program before their bowl game, eventually landing at Rutgers, Fleck and his staff gave themselves more options in the transfer portal by including the Championship Subdivision in their search and quickly identified Brosmer as a priority target. “I fell in love with the process and the culture and the team,” Brosmer said, “and I think I took off and ran with it.” Drake Lindsey will likely take over in 2025 and be the fourth season-opening starter in four years, one of many signs of the times in the wild new world of college football, but for now the Gophers are unmistakably Brosmer’s team. “For a lot of us, it’s our last season playing football,” Brosmer said.