Former Wisconsin starting quarterback Jack Coan moves to Notre Dame, he announced Monday night.
“Very grateful for the opportunity. Let’s get to work! @NDFootball,” Coan wrote on Twitter. You will have one eligibility season left.
Coan, who started 18 games in Wisconsin in 2018 and 2019, suffered a foot injury in the preseason and was operated on. He did not appear in any game as Graham Mertz and Chase Wolf were in charge of the quarterback duties.
Thank you very much for the opportunity. Let’s work! @NDFootball pic.twitter.com/wKCEbWFgzY
– Jack Coan (@ jcoan17) January 5, 2021
The 6-foot 3 and 221-pound Coan entered the NCAA transfer portal last month. Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book, a three-year-old starter, is expected to head to the NFL draft, though he has not officially announced his decision. Returning Irish quarterbacks Drew Pyne and Brendon Clark incorporate TPNer Buchner, ESPN’s No. 7 pocket passer and No. 39 player in the 2021 recruiting class.
Coan completed 68% of his passes for 3,278 yards with 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions in Wisconsin. He completed a team record of 236 passes in 2019, which helped the badgers win the Big Ten West Division title. Coan completed nearly 70% of his passes and posted the third-highest total pass (2,727 yards) in team history.
Notre Dame is scheduled to face Wisconsin on Sept. 25 at Soldier Field in Chicago.