Pioneer Press: P.J. Fleck to turn up heat on quarterbacks, others in scrimmage

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per the Pioneer Press:

The Gophers’ live scrimmage on Saturday will be the latest test for quarterbacks Demry Croft and Conor Rhoda in their battle for the starting spot.

They’re used to it. They’ve felt the microscope overhead ever since training camp opened Aug. 1 and have been linked in a battle dating back two years to when they vied to be Mitch Leidner’s backup.

“Whether it’s me pushing him or him pushing me, it keeps you on your toes,” said Rhoda, who was Minnesota’s No. 2 a year ago. “It doesn’t allow you to be comfortable.”

After playing in 2015 and redshirting last year, Croft said he has enjoyed this camp’s competition. “We are making each other better and the team better, so I think it’s pretty good for us,” he said.

Croft, who has bulked up from 175 pounds as a freshman to 205 now, wants to use the scrimmage to see what he needs to work on. “This is a little pre-taste of what we need to get done,” he said.

http://www.twincities.com/2017/08/1...-up-heat-on-quarterbacks-others-in-scrimmage/

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