Winnipeg Blue Bombers name rookie Chris Streveler as their starter

WINNIPEG — Rookie Chris Streveler will start at quarterback for Winnipeg on Thursday night when the Blue Bombers kick off the 2018 CFL season against the Edmonton Eskimos.

Streveler replaces incumbent Matt Nichols, who suffered a knee injury last week and is out four-to-six weeks.

Winnipeg head coach  Mike O’Shea named Streveler, 23, the club’s starter Monday.

Streveler played collegiately last year at the University of South Dakota.