Head coach Mel Tucker will not disclose his starting QB until kickoff, however we think this game gets off to a slow start either way. Payton Thorne, who started at quarterback the past two seasons, has transferred to Auburn. A number of Michigan State's playmakers also entered the transfer portal. Thorne's replacement will either be redshirt junior Noah Kim, Thorne's backup last season, or redshirt freshman Katin Houser. "We'll see who runs out there first on Friday night and we'll go from there," Tucker said. Central Michigan also has questions at quarterback. Redshirt sophomore Jase Bauer and redshirt freshman Bert Emanuel, Jr. are the top competitors. We believe this game has under written all over it as we could be seeing multiple QB's playing, and there could be a lack of cohesiveness.