When ECU quarterback Kurt Benkert was looking at whether to transfer to Virginia, it wasn’t too hard of a decision. “Once I got into town, I realized that this is where I really wanted to be.” After preseason training and camp, the feeling is mutual for head coach Bronco Mendenhall, who announced today that Benkert would be the team’s starting quarterback.
“It’s an awkward thing, going through [a quarterback battle] with a bunch of upperclassmen,” Benkert told the media shortly after Mendenhall’s announcement. The coaching staff, though, handled the situation well as
When asked how Matt Johns handled the news, Benkert replied, “he’s been better than I could have ever asked for.