Jay Johnson knows how good a backup quarterback can be.
At Northern Iowa from 1990-92, Johnson was a record-setting QB who earned all-league honors and won the Gateway Conference three times while guiding the Panthers to the Division I-AA playoffs.
The guy behind him who took over when he graduated? Kurt Warner.
“He's worth millions,” Johnson said with a laugh Friday during a video call, “and I'm a great trivia question.”
As Warner started his Hall of Fame career in the NFL nearly 30 years ago, Johnson began building his resume running offenses as a coach Johnson, Michigan State’s new offensive coordinator, is looking to replace a record-setting starting quarterback.