Let’s kick off our Upgrade/Downgrade series of previews with the most important position on the field. Minnesota, for better or worse, is replacing a guy who started 41 games over four seasons as a Gopher. Typically when you are replacing a guy who had that kind of experience and was the leader of your offense for that many games, it is likely to be a downgrade this coming season, right? Let’s see.
To say that this position was a polarizing topic among Gopher fans is the understatement of the year. Leidner was the unquestioned starter coming into his senior season.