Minnesota QB Max Brosmer, a New Hampshire standout, hopes to become next FCS-to-FBS transfer to hit it big

On Thursday, Max Brosmer will start his first FBS game against North Carolina with a national audience tuning in

By Shehan Jeyarajah Aug 26, 2024 at 10:44 am ET• 7 min read

Minnesota quarterback Max Brosmer knows not to take any of this for granted. He heads to work out every day at a $166 million practice facility. When the weather is bad, the team practices at an indoor facility. He drives by the Mayo Clinic downtown, one of the best medical complexes in the world. 

For five years, Brosmer played at the University of New Hampshire, an FCS school that averaged 8,700 fans per home game. There was a water fountain in the weight room at UNH that didn't work for years. If a player forgot to bring water to a lift, they just didn't get water. At Minnesota? Not so much. 

"It's just a fact, the resources are different," Brosmer told CBS Sports. "It teaches you to love the game of football. That's my job here is to provide perspective." 

Brosmer's perspective comes from getting left behind. Despite growing up in Roswell, Georgia, the middle of SEC country, Brosmer failed to earn a single FBS offer. Even local FCS programs ultimately passed, thinking he was either too small or that he didn't have a strong enough arm. He earned a preferred walk-on offer from Georgia, which would ironically turn to walk-on Stetson Bennett one season later. However, Brosmer wanted to reward his parents' investment with a fully funded education.