There were stories I was expecting to write on Friday and there was one I certainly didn’t expect to be hurrying to post. That of course was the stunning news that Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne is entering the transfer portal, and, according to reports, will not play in the Irish’s bowl game.
Listen, as shocking as it is, it makes sense. Everyone and their mother seems to know Notre Dame is going to be a player for a quarterback in the transfer portal because of Pyne’s limitations. Are we going to act surprised that after a year in the spotlight, he’d be thrilled to take a backseat to a new starter?
Pyne will not go down as a Notre Dame legend by any means, but he will be a folk hero that should be received well decades from now. As the Irish officially turn to the portal, here is how the college football world reacted to Pyne’s huge announcement.