Max Shikenjanski, a senior quarterback for Stillwater High School, announced Friday on Twitter that he has committed to the Gophers football program. He will be a preferred walk-on.
Stillwater quarterback Max Shikenjanski commits to Gophers as preferred walk-on
The son of former Gophers basketball player Jim Shikenjanski originally committed to play basketball at The Citadel.
October 21, 2022 at 5:17PM
The son of former Gophers basketball player Jim Shikenjanski, Max has completed 65.7% of his passes for 1,929 yards and 21 touchdowns in eight games. His Stillwater team is among the four No. 1 seeds in the Class 6A playoffs and plays host to Brainerd next Friday in a first-round game.
He originally had committed to play basketball at The Citadel but recently rescinded his commitment to focus on football.
Shikenjanski was tracking toward playing college basketball until Gophers coach P.J. Fleck extended the preferred walk-on offer on Sept. 17.
"I've grown up a Gophers fan my whole life," Shikenjanski told the Star Tribune last month. "When he offered me a preferred walk-on [spot] at the game, it kind of felt surreal. It's been a dream of mine, so it felt great."
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