Notre Dame football: Which quarterback has the most to prove in 2021?

By Brad Weiss | Jul 25, 2021

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 01: Ian Book #12 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Drew Pyne #10 warms up before the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at AT&T Stadium on January 01, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31-14. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /

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May 1, 2021; Notre Dame, Indiana, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Jack Coan (17) takes the snap in the first half of the Blue-Gold Game at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

Notre Dame football: Which quarterback has the most to prove in 2021?

The case for Coan

Jack Coan has arrived in South Bend with the expectation that he is going to be the starting quarterback in 2021, and in all fairness, he has not done much to lose the job. In fact, from what we have seen from him so far, and at Wisconsin, he would be a perfect replacement for Ian Book this season.

In Coan, the Irish would have an established college quarterback ready to come in and continue all the work the program has put in over the last three seasons, making it to the College Football Playoff twice. He is the kind of quarterback who may not win you games, but will certainly not lose you games, as he is tremendously accurate, and protects the ball.

With Wisconsin, Coan did a great job leaning on an elite running back, and that is something he will be asked to do with the Irish as well. All he has to prove this summer is that he can be the starter against Florida State, as there is no long-term goal for Coan in South Bend other than winning a bunch of games in his only season with the program.

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