Minnesota QB Tanner Morgan capitalizes on golden opportunity

On Jan. 6, 2017, the Minnesota Golden Gophers hired P.J. Fleck to be their new head coach. That same day, Tanner Morgan decommited from Western Michigan and committed to Minnesota. It’s safe to say that Fleck and Morgan were a package deal for the Golden Gophers. Wherever Fleck goes, he brings energy and excitement. During the end of every quarter, he’s running up and down the sidelines. After every win, he crowd surfs in the locker room. It’s different. But as the Gophers move to 9-0 for the first time since 1904, it’s clearly effective. Beyond just winning football games, Fleck is developing a quarterback before our own eyes. Like I mentioned, Morgan was going to follow Fleck wherever he decided to coach in the winter of 2017. That place happened to be Minnesota. The same place that Morgan is becoming a pretty good quarterback and none of us are talking about it. Even though he had to earn his starting spot as the quarterback for the Gophers, Morgan has capitalized on a golden opportunity. Ball placement on vertical routesĀ  During the Penn State and Minnesota game on Saturday, the first thing that caught my eye was the ball placement. … Continue reading Minnesota QB Tanner Morgan capitalizes on golden opportunity