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“The most interesting man in the world” was a popular grandiose advertising campaign used by the beer brand Dos Equis. And “the most curious player I have ever been around” is a statement Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck has used to describe new quarterback Max Brosmer.
The sixth-year transfer from the University of New Hampshire plays chess to help sharpen his decision-making on the football field and strums a guitar to unwind off it. He brought a handful of new Gopher teammates to his Georgia hometown to bond last spring, and in fall camp, and could be found in offensive line coach Brian Callahan’s office learning the finer points of pass protection.
Like the classy and cosmopolitan bearded gentleman in those ads for Mexican beer, Brosmer can live up to that credo: “Stay thirsty, my friends.”
After a losing season in 2023, the Gophers sought an upgrade with its quarterback play and quickly courted Brosmer via the NCAA transfer portal. During spring practices, he initially careened along a learning curve, but his path appeared to smooth out for him during fall camp.
Since Brosmer’s arrival in December, Fleck, assistant coaches and his teammates have raved about his acumen and leadership skills — in a similar vein to how they boasted about predecessor Athan Kaliakmanis’ ability to sling passes a year ago.
Both lines of praise sound catchy, but must be backed up in performances on the field. For Kaliakmanis, inconsistency led to his transfer to Rutgers. For Brosmer, his first prove-it moment at the FBS level comes in the Gophers’ season opener against North Carolina at 7 p.m. Thursday at Huntington Bank Stadium.
Brosmer said he will have approximately 25 family members and friends — from parents to grandparents, aunts, uncles and old teammates — in Minnesota to watch him play major college football…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/gophers-football-curious-case-quarterback-144900692.html
Author : Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.
Publish date : 2024-08-26 14:49:00
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