Earlier this offseason came the news former Notre Dame starting quarterback Tyler Buchner was returning to campus. Briefly Alabama’s starting quarterback, Buchner will return to South Bend to play lacrosse for Notre Dame but not football.
Add a second former starting quarterback to the list of people returning to Notre Dame but not playing football. This time its former Notre Dame starting quarterback Drew Pyne.
Pyne started much of the 2022 season after Buchner was hurt in the season’s second game. He transferred to Arizona State this past year. He played in two games, threw two touchdown passes and threw three interceptions.
According to Pete Thamel, Pyne will return to school to graduate but has no plans to be a part of the football program.
Former Notre Dame and ASU QB Drew Pyne tells ESPN he’s enrolling back at Notre Dame in January for the spring semester to earn his degree in American Studies and minor in business economics. He will not play football at Notre Dame this spring and plans to graduate in May.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 13, 2023
Is Notre Dame’s quarterback room getting better?
Seeing as two former starters are back on campus with eligibility remaining but with no interest in playing football, it certainly seems that is the case.
Regardless, welcome back No. 10!