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Kevin Riley Named Starter for Michigan State

From Okanes:

Jeff Tedford has just named Kevin Riley the starting quarterback. He said Nate Longshore will also play against Michigan State. Much more to come….

The first rumors were interestingly set off by...heh...Kevin Riley's Facebook wall.

omgkevinriley

Anyway, it's likely Riley will be starting the game, and we could see Longshore in on either alternate drives or quarters, depending on the way the game shapes up or how either player performs. I'll add more once Tedford announces more.

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EDIT: More specifics from CalBears.com:

"Kevin is going to start the first game," Tedford said. "We feel like both of them have had great camps, but Kevin's going to take the first snaps and we'll see how it goes from there. Nate will play in the game; I don't know exactly when, but Kevin will start.

"We feel Kevin has had a good camp; they both have, we're confident with both of them. We feel like Kevin has the ability to make plays; we feel great about Nate's experience and knowledge and his play-making ability as well. We want to see with the roles reversed, how that works. We're looking for the best chance to be successful.

"It's so close, it's going to continual evaluation."

Riley saw action in four games last year as a redshirt freshman, throwing for 563 yards and five touchdowns. In the Armed Forces Bowl last season, Riley played the final three quarters and helped the Golden Bears erase a 21-0 deficit en route to a 42-36 victory. He connected on 16-of-19 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns to earn game MVP honors.

"I'm just getting ready for Michigan State," Riley said. "It's an honor to be named the starter, especially after what Nate's done at Cal. We're in good hands having two good quarterbacks here. I just have to prepare, watch film and get ready for this game.

While both quarterbacks alternated opportunities working with the first-string offense throughout camp, Tedford agreed that Riley became more comfortable as camp went on.

"My first day with the one's was probably my worst practice at camp," Riley said. "After that, I just calmed down and stopped thinking so much and just played football. It's continued through camp and every day I feel like I'm getting better and better."

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