Update: Rich Brooks canceled Sunday’s schedule practice to give the team an extra day or rest following 16 straight days of workouts.
We’re 13 days away from the Kentucky-Miami of Ohio opener Sept. 5 in Cincinnati.
Today’s countdown has to do with the race for No. 2 quarterback. Mike Hartline will be the starter come opening day. But holdover Will Fidler has played well this fall, while the two highly-touted freshmen, Morgan Newton and Ryan Mossokowski, are struggling with the adjustment.
Here’s video of head coach Rich Brooks talking after Saturday’s scrimmage about the battle to be the back-up.
