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Brosmer will transfer to Minnesota

DURHAM – University of New Hampshire quarterback Max Brosmer has been invited to the announcement of the 2023 Walter Payton Award, which honors the FCS national offensive player of the year.

The invitation was officially extended to Brosmer one day after he posted on social media that he would transfer from UNH to the University of Minnesota, which offered Brosmer a scholarship last Monday.

“After talking to my family, I have decided to commit to The University of Minnesota,” Brosmer wrote on his X account. “I want to thank the entire Gopher coaching staff and team for welcoming me into their program. Let’s rock!”

Brosmer, a three-year starter for the Wildcats, gave his commitment during his visit to Minnesota last weekend. He also had offers from Buffalo, Wake Forest and Western Michigan. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

Minnesota ranked 126th out of 133 FBS teams with an average of 153.2 passing yards per game last season. Athan Kaliakmanis, Minnesota’s starting quarterback, announced in late November that he planned to enter the transfer portal with two seasons of eligibility remaining. Kaliakmanis threw for 1,838 yards and 14 touchdowns for the Gophers, but was intercepted nine times.

The top three in the voting among the 30 finalists for the 37th annual Walter Payton Award are invited to the announcement of the award winner, which will be made Jan. 6 at the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Banquet in Frisco, Texas. The two other players invited to the banquet announcement are South Dakota State University quarterback Mark Gronowski and Monmouth  running back Jaden Shirden.

UNH running back Dylan Laube was also one of the 30 finalists announced Nov. 22. Laube placed sixth in the voting with 45 points; he received two first-place votes, four second-place votes, three third-place votes, four fourth place votes and two fifth-place votes.

Jerry Azumah was UNH’s first recipient of the award in 1998 and current head coach Rick Santos was honored in 2006.

Brosmer completed 294 of 459 passes for 3,464 yards and 29 touchdowns in 11 games this season. That’s an average of 314.9 yards per game on a 64.1 completion percentage. Those numbers rank second on UNH’s list of single-season superlatives in completions, pass attempts and passing yards.

Brosmer ended the regular season as the FCS leader in three statistics: passing yards, passing yards per game and total offense (325.0 yards/game). He also ranked No. 2 in passing touchdowns, points responsible for (208) and points responsible for per game (18.9), as well as No. 4 in completions per game (26.64).

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