When MarQuies Gray opted to play football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers last year,, a amount of people saw him as the heart of the Minnesota football team. A quarterback who has unique physical skill and a body suitable for different positions, it seemed that Gray displayed some serious upside.

The hyped recruit (by Rivals) from Indiana was destined to be a member of the franchise last season,, but his campaign to join in ‘08 ended early as a outcome of educational problems.

Fortunately, he could get hold of his academics resolved and now has begun ‘09 as a first season player. Although, unlike last season against the probable nature of him being cut, Gray is being used as a weapon that might potentially be compared to that of Philadelphia with Donovan McNabb being played by Adam Weber and Michael Vick getting replaced with MarQueis Gray.

This might be an out of the ordinary configuration in Minnesota if this was really accurate.

Gray’s 6′4″, 222 pound frame makes him a threat with size alone not including his speed which is claimed to make him playmaker at qb similar to that of Vick.

We saw a tiny preview of it this former week against Syracuse as Gray lined up as a slot receiver in a Wildcat variation.

With running back Duane Bennett attempting to make a return to the offense and lend a hand to boost the running-game in the recently established professional-style the Gophers possess transformed to, Gray may be used all over the place to help spread the offense a bit while then again retaining the running game as a key part.

With Weber just in his junior season, it’s likely that Gray won’t see time as the full-time starting QB for a few more years, but if he turns out to be as advertised, Minnesota Gopher enthusiasts could have something worth cheering for in the coming years.