MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 25: Max Shikenjanski #6 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers looks to throw the ball during the spring football game at Huntington Bank Stadium on April 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Getty Images for ONIT)

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 25: Max Shikenjanski #6 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers lines up before the snap during the spring football game at Huntington Bank Stadium on April 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Getty Images for ONIT)

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 25: Max Shikenjanski #6 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers looks to throw the ball during the spring football game at Huntington Bank Stadium on April 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Getty Images for ONIT)

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 25: Michael Merdinger #12 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers throws the ball during the spring football game at Huntington Bank Stadium on April 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Getty Images for ONIT)

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 25: Perry Thompson #3 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers runs with the ball during the spring football game at Huntington Bank Stadium on April 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Getty Images for ONIT)

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 25: Xavier Ford #9 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers runs the ball during the spring football game at Huntington Bank Stadium on April 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Getty Images for ONIT)

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 25: Max Shikenjanski #6 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers looks to throw the ball during the spring football game at Huntington Bank Stadium on April 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Getty Images for ONIT)

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 25: Noah Jennings #13 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers looks on during the spring football game at Huntington Bank Stadium on April 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Steven Garcia/Getty Images for ONIT)