Brandon Peters will 'likely' start at QB for Michigan vs. Minnesota
Jim Harbaugh
Skip in Skip  x Embed x Share CLOSE Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh  discusses the quarterback situation Oct. 30  2017  heading into the Minnesota game. By Nick Baumgardner  DFP.
 Jim Harbaugh  didn't declare Brandon Peters as  his  starting quarterback after Saturday's win over Rutgers.
And while  he  wasn't quite ready to do it Monday   he  more or less tabbed Michigan's redshirt freshman as the starter for Saturday night's game against Minnesota.
"Brandon will play  it's likely  he 'll start "  Harbaugh  said Monday afternoon in Ann Arbor. "We'll see."
Minutes earlier   Harbaugh  told reporters  he  wasn't prepared to officially name a starter for Saturday (7:30 p.m.  Fox).  He  said Michigan would prepare both Peters and fifth-year senior John O'Korn to play against the Golden Gophers  as  he  says  he  did a week ago.
When pressed   Harbaugh  said odds are Peters will be the starting quarterback this weekend.
"We're going to try to really build on what Brandon did in the ballgame  we're going into this game and we're going to prepare both quarterbacks "  Harbaugh  said. "Brandon's definitely going to play. The 51 percent would be on the side of him starting.
 Harbaugh  said  he  didn't want to jump the gun too fast  though  as  he 'd like to have Peters build off  his  impressive debut with a better week of practice heading into what appears to be  his  first college start.
In other words: It's all set up for  him   but Peters has to earn it this week.
"Our system is a meritocracy  where the best players play "  Harbaugh  said. "It was time for Brandon to play   he  went in and acquitted  himself  very well.  He  will play again this week.
"Build on the successes that  he  had in the ball game. Have a real good full week of practice."
Skip in Skip  x [TGT]discusses the quarterback situation Oct. 30  2017  heading into the Minnesota game. By Nick Baumgardner  DFP.
 [TGT]  didn't declare Brandon Peters as  [TGT]starting quarterback after Saturday's win over Rutgers.
And while [TGT]he  wasn't quite ready to do [TGT] Monday   he  more or less tabbed Michigan's redshirt freshman as the starter for Saturday night's game against Minnesota.
"Brandon will play  it's likely  [TGT] 'll start [TGT]said Monday afternoon in Ann Arbor. "We'll see."
Minutes earlier   Harbaugh  told reporters  [TGT]  wasn't prepared to officially name a starter for Saturday (7:30 p.m.  Fox).  [TGT]  said Michigan would prepare both Peters and fifth-year senior John O'Korn to play against the Golden Gophers  as  he  says  he  did a week ago.
When pressed   [TGT]said odds are Peters will be the starting quarterback this weekend.
"We're going to try to really build on what Brandon did in the ballgame  we're going into this game and we're going to prepare both quarterbacks [TGT]said. "Brandon's definitely going to play. The 51 percent would be on the side of him starting.
 [TGT]said  [TGT]  didn't want to jump the gun too fast  though  as  [TGT] 'd like to have Peters build off  [TGT]  impressive debut with a better week of practice heading into what appears to be  [TGT]  first college start.
In other words: It's all set up for  [TGT]   but Peters has to earn it this week.
"Our system is a meritocracy  where the best players play [TGT]said. "It was time for Brandon to play   he  went in and acquitted  himself  very well.  He  will play again this week.
"Build on the successes that  he  had in the ball game. Have a real good full week of practice."