Overview

• Competition shrank to CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey after Steve Angeli’s spring transfer to Syracuse, leaving the starter still undecided.
• Neither candidate has logged significant in-game reps—Carr holds zero career pass attempts while Minchey has just three throws for 16 yards.
• Minchey’s extra year practicing in Mike Denbrock’s offense is viewed as a potential tiebreaker over Carr, who was sidelined throughout 2024.
• Public endorsements, including Kirk Herbstreit’s ‘super-high’ evaluation of Carr, have influenced perceptions but failed to separate the two.
• Freeman is slated to announce his choice in the coming weeks ahead of the Top-10 road matchup against Miami on August 31.