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.

Transfer quarterback E.J. Warner was named Fresno State's starter under center for the 2025 season, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.

Fresno State named veteran transfer E.J. Warner the team's starting quarterback Monday. 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.