Sources: Northwestern to open with Bryant at QB

Northwestern will start Ben Bryant at quarterback at Rutgers on Sunday, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Bryant is a transfer from Cincinnati and has 22 career starts combined from his time with the Bearcats and at Eastern Michigan.

Brendan Sullivan also received significant snaps in practice.

Wildcats interim coach David Braun previously said the team will not rotate quarterbacks.

Rutgers enters Sunday’s game with its own issues at running back.

Scarlet Knights star running back Samuel Brown is questionable with a foot injury, sources told Thamel. Veteran tailback Aaron Young will miss the game, sources said.

Information from ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg was used in this report.