![]() ![]() (Ivan Morozov) Virginia Tech quarterback Quincy Patterson has decided to enter the transfer portal according to head coach Justin Fuente. Ultimately, you just want the kids to do well, so cheers to all three of them.īut what do you think? Have we mismanaged the roster in recent years? Let me know in the comments. Quincy Patterson sparked the Hokies against UNC, but his Virginia Tech career appears to be over. In an ideal world, QP, Burmeister, and Hooker (should he win the starting job) all lead their teams to success this year. ![]() We should be happy for Quincy-he found the best place for himself and earned a starting job. Sometimes, things don’t work out, but that’s okay. Maybe we shouldn’t be as in our feelings about these departures, and maybe there’s no one to blame. Common sense would say you only make moves like that if you have no confidence in what you have.īut that’s easy for me to say-ultimately, you just want as many good players as possible on your team, and transfers are a huge part of the landscape now. That’s not to say Braxton was a bad addition-he outplayed the other QBs last year, and will likely be the face of the program for the next two seasons-but taking another QB on the transfer market, the same age as Hooker and only one year older than Patterson was poor roster management. Looking back on it, as soon as Burmeister committed to VT, I knew someone was going to transfer. Patterson was also the rawest, and when you have a logjam at QB, the guys who can play right now always have the advantage. In the spring, there was a lot of conversation around the possibility that Temple senior Quincy Patterson could switch from. In an ideal world, he was the perfect Justin Fuente quarterback-big arm to zip passes on the RPO, with the speed and size to run the QB dive up the middle. Temple quarterback Quincy Patterson (Photo: Zamani Feelings). Patterson is the biggest “What if?” though-he possessed a rare combination of arm talent and physicality. The coaches never gave him the full vote of confidence as the starter, and after an inconsistent 2020 season, it was probably time for both sides to make a change. We were all sad to see him go, but the writing had been on the wall for a while. Hooker transferred to Tennessee and is competing for that starting job, though he doesn’t seem to be the favorite. All three were close in age, and only one would become the face of the program.īurmeister won that battle, by default really-he was just the last man standing. Then there was Patterson, the hero in our 6 OT win over UNC, who showed how far he still had to go in a winnable game vs. Braxton Burmeister had just sat out 2019 after a denied transfer waiver, and likely would’ve pushed to start had he been eligible last year-but his on-field track record was severely lacking. Hendon Hooker was the incumbent, having taken the job and ran with it last year-though it felt like the staff never fully trusted him throwing the football. ![]() Last year’s quarterback depth chart was stacked. #GoBison /BbQ6OLqRxK- NDSU Football August 27, 2021 Let’s take a look at some of those quarterbacks who would make sense for Kelly and Rees to pursue.QB1 has been named for the 2021 season. This is purely speculation on my part, but there are more than a few names currently in the portal that could help the Irish next year. Height: 6-3 Weight: 235 College: Temple Hometown: Chicago, IL High School: Solorio Academy Previous College (s): Virginia Tech / North Dakota State Stats Game Logs Splits Quincy Patterson II Stats Quincy Patterson II career stats. That’s why it would make tons of sense for Brian Kelly and Tommy Rees to look into the transfer portal to add depth and the needed experience. Brendon Clark should be looked at as the front-runner, with Drew Pyne, Chase Ketterer and incoming freshman Tyler Buchner all vying for playing time.Įxperience is huge for the most important position on the field and next year the Irish will be extremely short on it. ![]() Like Miller last spring, not exactly eye-popping statistics. Those shoes will be filled by a group that has a total of 7 attempts between them. Patterson was mainly a backup at Virginia Tech in 20 completing 22 of 52 passes (42) with four touchdowns and one interception. With the all-time winningest quarterback in Notre Dame history set to graduate, Ian Book is leaving big shoes to fill for the next man up. Short answer yes, it would make plenty of sense for the Irish to bridge the gap, either with a graduate transfer or a player who has entered the portal with multiple years of eligibility. ![]()
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