Some relevant circumstances at play.

Some relevant circumstances at play.
by Bruno95 (2021-01-04 21:30:44)
Edited on 2021-01-04 21:35:25

In reply to: Not it isn’t posted by dwjm3

He did well at Wisconsin and was the QB of their Rose Bowl team in 2019. But he got hurt, Mertz played well, and the job might not have been open. He is also a former lacrosse commit at ND and may have had some lingering affinity for the school. Whatever his star rating, that proxy isn’t as important as his actual college production.

He was in the national top 20 in passer rating and 7th in completion percentage in 2019, and he’s the taller type of QB we’ve been talking about for years. With an inexperienced line, an inexperienced and small QB is not ideal. As a bridge to Buchner, this makes sense for ND.