NC State
Doeren on QB situation: Our plan was to try and redshirt MJ
NC State coach Dave Doeren talks about the decision for quarterback MJ Morris to redshirt the rest of the season.
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NC State coach Dave Doeren talks about the decision for quarterback MJ Morris to redshirt the rest of the season.
Um as you guys know, uh MJ has chosen to Red Shirt and Brennan Armstrong is our starter and I didn't announce that on Monday. Um I was hoping we could maintain a competitive advantage in our preparation with Wake Forest having to prepare as you've seen with two quarterbacks on the field. At the same time, that plan didn't work, ok. Somebody found out, put it out there on Tuesday is what it is. But as I told you guys previously in, in one of my press conferences earlier in the season, I think it was after our, uh VM I game, our plan was beginning of the year, uh to try and redshirt MJ and that was the plan and to give him a chance behind an experienced quarterback to develop and grow and, uh as the season unfolded and we struggled offensively, I felt it was time to reassess that plan. That's part of my job and the team needed a spark, you know. So I met with MJ coach Roper and I, and asked him if he wanted to play and, and, uh, because I thought he could help our offense and our team and he agreed and we pushed forward with that plan in place and him playing and as games progressed and time went on MJ came to me and let me know that he was still thinking about preserving his red shirt. Uh I was surprised, you know, by that because he was our starter and, and really didn't expect that, you know, for a starting player to, to wanna sit back down. Um He said he wasn't sure which way to go, but he wanted me to know that that was something that he was thinking about and talking with his family about after the fourth game. Um He was very decisive and telling me it was important to him and his family to preserve his red shirt. And so we're honoring that decision and uh with that Brennan is our starter. Um Our team has embraced him in this role and we're rallying around him and super excited to see what he does and this opportunity uh with his finish, he's handled this uh as Aidan said yesterday, like a grown ass man couldn't have been said any better. Um A guy with his storied adventure, I guess you'd say journey through college football and what he did at, at Virginia and then what he suffered there and then when he came in the good and the bad and just the way he handled everything. Um excited for him, very excited