uh, no, he's not. Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill won't reveal his starting quarterback until Saturday morning for that night's game (6 p.m., Big Ten Network) against Minnesota. Either redshirt freshman Chandler Harnish or senior Dan Nicholson will get the nod. They've split time in camp with Harnish getting more work with the No. 1s than Nicholson, who was slowed in his recovery from shoulder surgery.
Nicholson has had good practices this week, testing the shoulder more and more. Kill insists he doesn't like to rotate QBs but might make situational changes.
On the two deeps listed in the game release, Geneva redshirt freshman Pat Schiller is backing up middle linebacker Tim McCarthy. Boone Thorgesen (Kaneland) did not make the two deeps at safety. Neuqua Valley's Anthony Antonacci, who moved from defensive line, is the No. 2 fullback.
Right guard Jason Onyebuagu, who returned to practice this week, could be held back as he recovers from offseason knee surgery.
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