Former Alabama football quarterback Tyler Buchner’s career path took him back to Notre Dame to play lacrosse after transferring away from the Crimson Tide. However, what seemed like the end of his football career is no longer.
Buchner announced Friday that he’s joining Notre Dame’s football team as a walk-on, fresh off winning a lacrosse national championship with the Fighting Irish. Multiple reports have added Buchner will also player receiver, instead of quarterback, the position he was rated a four-star recruit as.
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The move comes on the heels of Buchner seemingly retiring from football after playing the 2023 season at Alabama, where he was named the starter for the Crimson Tide’s game against USF. Buchner struggled in his last appearance at Alabama, completing 5 of 14 passes for 37 yards in replacement of starter Jalen Milroe. Buchner was later benched in the 17-3 win by Ty Simpson.
I got the green light to start in the third game of the season and had the best week of practice of my career leading up to it,” Buchner wrote in his Notre Dame announcement. “Unfortunately, I played poorly and was benched for the first time in my life by Coach Saban on ESPN. I was devastated and fell into a deep emotional hole.
“What I had been working so hard for all these years suddenly felt like a pipe dream. And over the following weeks, I felt hopeless and hated football. I had to dig deep to realize that I would have to seek new goals there in Tuscaloosa.”
Buchner later said, however, he embraced a new challenge as the scout team quarterback later in the season, mentioning former coach Nick Saban thanked him for playing a pivotal role in Alabama’s win over LSU.
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Author : The Tuscaloosa News
Publish date : 2024-05-31 18:07:20
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