It didn’t take much time for new Gophers offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch to become an admirer of quarterback Adam Weber. Fisch was hired in January and he told Sports Headliners earlier this month what he thinks of Minnesota’s redshirt junior quarterback who has been a starter for two seasons, set school records and will be on a watch list of the nation’s better quarterbacks in the fall.
How talented is Adam? “I think Adam is really good,” Fisch said. “Really good with the potential to get great. The ability to have him for two (more) years is really exciting.”
All-American? “Yeah, I think he can,” Fisch said. “I think Adam can be anything Adam wants to be. Right now Adam’s want to is enormous. Right now Adam’s ability to soak up information is awesome, and his effort level is great. So when Adam continues to work together with me on how to become a great quarterback I think that Adam will become a great quarterback, an NFL quarterback.”
Although Weber had off-season surgery on his left shoulder, coach Tim Brewster told Sports Headliners on Friday that his quarterback has recovered faster than anticipated and will run the first team offense in Saturday’s annual spring game (1:30 p.m. kickoff, University of St. Thomas). Weber has practiced this spring but has worn a red jersey, meaning nobody hits him.
None of the quarterbacks in the spring game can be tackled, Brewster said. MarQueis Gray and John Nance, both without college game experience, are the Gophers’ second and third team quarterbacks.
Field goals and kickoffs were a concern going into spring practice because last season’s kicker, Joel Monroe, used up his eligibility. Brewster said he “couldn’t be more pleased with Eric Ellestad,” a sophomore from Armstrong High School. He likes the way Ellestad has been responding to pressure on field goals in practice and said his exceptionally strong leg can put kickoffs into the end zone.