Tanner Morgan
Tanner Morgan is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Early years. Morgan originally attended Hazard High School in Hazard, Kentucky before transferring to Ryle High School in Union, Kentucky prior to his junior year. As a senior, he passed 2,747 yards and 27 touchdowns. He originally committed to Western Michigan University to play college football for head coach P. J. Fleck, but when Fleck was hired at the University of Minnesota, Morgan followed Fleck by decommitting from Western Michigan and committing to Minnesota. College career. Morgan redshirted his first year at Minnesota in 2017. He  entered 2018 as a backup to Zack Annexstad but took over as the starter for the final six games of the season. Overall he played in nine games, completing 89 of 152 passes for 1,401 yards with nine touchdowns and six interceptions. Morgan remained the starter for Minnesota entering 2019, with fellow QB Zack Annexstad suffering a foot injury before the season began. During the season he set 11 school records including Season Passing Yards (3,253) Season Touchdown Passes (30), Season Completion Percentage (66.0% // 210-of-318) and Season Passing Yards Per Game (250.2). Also in a 38-31 win over  Purdue, Morgan turned in the highest completion percentage in a game in B1G history by completing 21 of 22 passes for a 95.45 completion percentage. Personal life. Morgan is a Christian. In his spare time, Morgan likes to go fishing, play golf, and spend time with loved ones. In July 2021, Morgan's father Ted Morgan died of complications resulting from a brain tumor.