Drew Pyne

After Notre Dame’s regular-season loss to USC in 2022, coach Marcus Freeman made a decision to give Tyler Buchner a chance to return from injury to play in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. Pyne abruptly quit the team prior to the bowl game and entered the transfer portal, eventually landing with the Sun Devils. Pyne joins a crowded quarterback room in Tempe, and a starting job is far from certain. Blue-chip freshman Jaden Rashada had an excellent spring camp and grabbed most of the headlines, but BYU transfer Jacob Conover, Trenton Bourget, and redshirt freshman Max Clark are also on the roster, New head coach Kenny Dillingham will have some tough decisions to make after fall camp commences in August. Over 11 games as a starter in 2022, Pyne threw for 2,021 yards with a 22:6 TD/INT ratio. He also helped Notre Dame topple Clemson, North Carolina and BYU, going 8-2 to finish the regular season. He has all the skills to be the starter and shows an impressive football IQ, although his arm lacks the strength that Rashada seems to possess. Although conventional wisdom suggests that Pyne’s experience and previous success should earn him the starting job, the depth chart will remain in flux until Dillingham names the front-runner.