Larry Fitzgerald sends a clear message on Pitt QB Mason Heintschel (and an unclear message on Vikings QB Kyler Murray) originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Stateline, NV – At the Caesars Celebrity Pro Am on Thursday at the Edgewood Tahoe Resort, one day before the start of the 2026 American Century Championship (July 10-12 on NBC, NBC Sports Network, and Peacock), I got the chance to ask Larry Fitzgerald about two quarterbacks he knows well.
One is the current QB1 at his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, Mason Heintschel. The former 3-star Clay (OR) recruit stepped in for Eli Holstein during his freshman season in 2025 and became the Panthers’ full-time starter by the end of the year.
The other is Kyler Murray, with whom Fitzgerald played during his final two seasons on the Arizona Cardinals and the last two years of his NFL career. Murray is now a member of the Minnesota Vikings, who the Minneapolis native Fitzgerald cheered for growing up. Murray is competing with former national championship-winning Michigan Wolverines QB J.J. McCarthy for the Vikings’ starting job this summer.
On how Mason Heintschel can avoid a sophomore slump and continue on an upward trajectory…
Stateline, NV – At the Caesars Celebrity Pro Am on Thursday at the Edgewood Tahoe Resort, one day before the start of the 2026 American Century Championship (July 10-12 on NBC, NBC Sports Network, and Peacock), I got the chance to ask Larry Fitzgerald about two quarterbacks he knows well.
One is the current QB1 at his alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh, Mason Heintschel. The former 3-star Clay (OR) recruit stepped in for Eli Holstein during his freshman season in 2025 and became the Panthers’ full-time starter by the end of the year.
The other is Kyler Murray, with whom Fitzgerald played during his final two seasons on the Arizona Cardinals and the last two years of his NFL career. Murray is now a member of the Minnesota Vikings, who the Minneapolis native Fitzgerald cheered for growing up. Murray is competing with former national championship-winning Michigan Wolverines QB J.J. McCarthy for the Vikings’ starting job this summer.
On how Mason Heintschel can avoid a sophomore slump and continue on an upward trajectory…
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