Notre Dame football will be in good hands with Tyler Buchner
By Brad Weiss
As his freshman season has rolled on, Notre Dame football quarterback Tyler Buchner has proven he has what it takes to excel at the college level.
The Notre Dame football team made the right move by naming Jack Coan their starting quarterback entering the 2021 college football season. A graduate transfer from Wisconsin, Coan had some big-time success with the Badgers, leading them to a Big Ten title game.
Throughout the spring and summer, Coan battled it out with sophomore Drew Pyne, and true freshman Tyler Buchner, who did not get to play his senior year of high school due to COVID restrictions in the state of California. Coan won the job outright, going into the Week 1 matchup against Florida State as not only the unquestioned starter but also a team leader.
That opening game for Coan was a magical one, as he threw for more yards than any other Notre Dame football quarterback has ever done in a first start, leading the team to a victory. The following week, as the team struggled at home against Toledo, Brian Kelly turned to Buchner for a spark, and since then, he has been the kind of change of pace at the position that this team needed.
Coan is having a fantastic season and is playing his best football down the stretch, but Buchner is the future, and the future certainly looks bright.
Notre Dame football is in good hands with Buchner
In his first season on campus, Buchner has come in and not only proven he can play at the collegiate level but that he could be the kind of dual-threat quarterback that can lead this program to a national title. He is instant offense, whether with his arm, or his legs, and that bodes well for the Irish after Coan leaves following the bowl game or playoff.
Since that Toledo game, we have seen Buchner every week, and throughout the year, he has tossed three touchdowns against three interceptions, and also over 330 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.
Notre Dame has a talented quarterback coming to the program in Steve Angeli, a top pocket-passer from New Jersey. For Angeli, he may be better off redshirting in Year 1, as this is going to be Buchner’s team, especially with Tommy Rees returning as offensive coordinator following Brian Kelly jetting for LSU.
Buchner is a special talent, and the program is in good hands with him at the helm.