Fresno State announced its starting quarterback will be redshirt freshman Chason Virgil, head coach Tim DeRuyter announced Thursday night.
DeRuyter jokingly dragged out the announcement with the crew from ESPN 940, which included former Bulldogs head coach Pat Hill.
“We had tremendous competition with four quarterbacks and three guys who were brand new coming in and really jumped in with two feet and really pushed Chason Virgil,” DeRuyter said. “Virgil has been here and went through spring in the system and had a leg up, but he was not satisfied and didn’t just show up but he earned it and will be our starting quarterback.