QB Battle Over - Carpenter Gets Nod

Cory Carpenter has been named the starter for MSU. Carpenter had been in competition with Jack Rolovich since spring, and earned the starting spot on Monday. Here are a few nuggets from Carpenter:

"Sitting behind Travis was hard," he said. "I didn't get any playing time, and that's hard, but there's only one quarterback on the field at one time, and we all know that. That's how it is. I'm ready."

"It takes a little pressure off," he said.

This doesn't mean the competition is over, however. If Carpenter fails to get it going by the time conference rolls around (my guess), don't be surprised to see Rolovich tossed in to ignite the flame. I believe either quarterback is going to be a capable replacement for Travis Lulay, and what should be a talented group of wideouts will not hurt either.