Minnesota will open the season with true freshman walk-on Zack Annexstad as its starting quarterback, coach P.J. Fleck announced Monday.
Annexstad, a Minnesota native who attended high school at IMG Academy in Florida, beat out redshirt freshman Tanner Morgan, the only scholarship quarterback on the roster, to win the job.
Annexstad fielded some FBS recruiting interest -- including a scholarship offer from Cincinnati -- but decided to return home to Minnesota, where he enrolled prior to spring practice as a preferred walk-on.
Fleck told reporters he does not expect to rotate between the two quarterbacks.