This article was originally published on www.si.com as Kurt Warner's Son E.J. Named Fresno State's Starting Quarterback. Fresno State named E.J. Warner as the team's starting quarterback for the 2025 season. Warner beat out two other quarterbacks for the starting role.

Fresno State quarterback E.J. Warner, the son of former Super Bowl and two-time NFL MVP Kurt Warner, will start for the Bulldogs in their Week 0 game at Kansas, according to ESPN. This will be the third separate school that Warner has started for in four years at the collegiate level.

Fresno State has named veteran transfer E.J. Warner the team's starting quarterback, sources told ESPN. Warner, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner, emerged from a three-man battle and will be Fresno State's Week 0 starter at Kansas on Aug. 23.