In less than shocking news, Alabama third-string quarterback Tyler Buchner entered the NCAA transfer portal this afternoon. In more than shocking news, he entered the portal as a lacrosse player.
Buchner transferred to the Crimson Tide from Notre Dame back in April and struggled mightily in his one start. Coming out of high school in California, Buchner was one of the top lacrosse recruits in the country as well. Ultimately, he chose to play football in college as he was the No. 41 overall player in the 2021 recruiting cycle and highly sought after.
With Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson ahead on the depth chart and five-star Julian Sayin on his way to town the writing was on the wall for Buchner that his chances to play would be slim moving forward. It will be interesting to see if Simpson follows in Buchner’s foot steps.
With the Tide still having a semi-final game just four weeks away, the timing is a bit surprising. It is not known at this time if Buchner will return to football in the future.