Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck named co-starting quarterbacks for the 2017 season. Redshirt sophomore Demry Croft will share snaps with fifth-year senior Conor Rhoda.
“We are going to play both,” Fleck said after Thursday’s practice. “In terms of the starter, they’re both the starters.”
It is unknown who will take the first snap when the Gophers open the season vs. Buffalo on Aug. 31. Fleck said experience played a factor in the decision to choose both quarterbacks as starters entering the season. Rhoda has played in just one game, leading the Gophers to a 31-10 victory in Maryland last year.