Go back to when [autotag]Tyler Buchner[/autotag] first got injured. Did anyone honestly think that [autotag]Drew Pyne[/autotag] would be able to catch up to respectable numbers by the time Notre Dame faced Stanford? No, he’s still not blowing anyone away, but he’s putting numbers that objectively would put him in the middle of the current crop of college quarterbacks. Considering how hopeless the Irish’s quarterback situation looked a month ago, that’s progress.
Take a look at the Cardinal’s Tanner McKee, who will be facing the Irish for the second straight season. As far as his passing numbers, he’s probably only slightly better than Pyne would be right now if he had started the Irish’s first two games. Of course, the main difference here is that Pyne gets a lot more bang for his buck when it comes to rushing yardage. Don’t expect the Irish’s defense to make life any easier for McKee in that regard.
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