Temple QB E.J. Warner, son of Tremendous Bowl MVP Kurt Warner, earns beginning job as freshman vs. Rutgers – CBS Sports activities

Temple quarterback E.J. Warner, the son of former Tremendous Bowl MVP Kurt Warner, is about for his first collegiate begin on Saturday when the Owls host Rutgers at 2 p.m. ET. Warner, a real freshman, made his collegiate debut in Temple’s 30-14 win over Lafayette final week and jumped D’Wan Mathis atop the depth chart this week as first-year coach Stan Drayton indicated that Warner would get first-team reps in observe.

The Owls’ passing sport and offense as a complete struggled in a 30-0 Week 1 loss at Duke and was off to a sluggish begin in Week 2 earlier than Warner entered within the second quarter with the sport tied at 7-7. Warner accomplished 14 of 19 passes for 173 yards with two touchdowns to ignite the offense and assist the Owls acquire separation from their FCS foe. 

Along with Mathis, a Georgia switch, North Dakota State switch Quincy Patterson and sophomore Mariano Valenti have additionally been a part of the quarterback competitors that, for now, seems to have been gained by Warner. As an undersized former three-star prospect, Warner principally acquired affords from lower-tier FBS faculties. 

However his restricted physique of labor in Week 2 recommended that he could have inherited a few of his father’s skills. Kurt Warner famously rose from grocery retailer employee to Professional Bowler after he first struggled to discover a dwelling within the NFL following a college profession at Northern Iowa. He was MVP of the Super Bowl in 2000, when he threw for 415 yards and two touchdowns because the Rams defeated the Titans.