When coach Jerry Kill's Northern Illinois team beat Minnesota 34-23 in 2010, junior quarterback Chandler Harnish took all the snaps for the Huskies.
The following week against Akron, however, Kill and offensive coordinator Matt Limegrover unveiled a wildcat package featuring freshman quarterback Jordan Lynch.
Although Harnish was the starter all season, Lynch played in nine games and Northern Illinois went 10-3. In the offseason, Kill took the Gophers job.
Five years later, Kill offered Lynch as an example of how Minnesota could get freshman quarterback Demry Croft more involved this season.
Last week, Kill turned to Croft after junior starter Mitch Leidner -- and the entire offense -- struggled for three quarters in a 27-0 loss at Northwestern.