Previous Irish QB Buchner heading to Alabama

11:30 AM ET Pete ThamelESPN Declared transfer quarterback Tyler Buchner, who left Notre Dame previously today,

is headed to Alabama. He revealed his choice on Twitter late Thursday morning.Buchner loomed as the very best available quarterback in the NCAA transfer portal in this late spring football duration, and his transfer is an attempt to resolve a glaring requirement for Alabama at quarterback. He’s anticipated to have three seasons of eligibility remaining.Buchner began last season as Notre Dame’s beginning quarterback before getting hurt in the season’s second game. He returned for the Gator Bowl, accounting for 5

goals in Notre Dame’s 45-38 win over South Carolina.pic.twitter.com/ pwELZbLXz7– Tyler Buchner(@tylerbuchner)April 27, 2023 Buchner flew to Alabama and went to the school Wednesday. He brought an apparent familiarity with offensive planner Tommy Rees, who hired

him to Notre Dame. Rees is in his

very first season as Alabama’s offending planner and he acquired an unskilled quarterback space with the departure of Bryce Young to the NFL.According to a source, Buchner came away from his conference with Nick Saban amazed. Buchner had other visits lined up, a source said, but canceled them due to the fact that Saban and Alabama presented such a strong impression.Saban had actually used Buchner out of Helix High School in Southern California, where Buchner became ESPN’s No. 41 overall recruit in the class of 2021. Buchner committed to Notre Dame in March 2019. Buchner’s arrival comes in the wake of an Alabama spring game where Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson had a hard time. After the game, Saban gave them middling recommendations and left the door open for a quarterback transfer.Milroe is a dual-threat quarterback who started in location of hurt Young in a 24-20 win over Texas A&M in October. He hurried for 81 lawns in that game and

tossed for 111 backyards and three touchdowns.Simpson appeared in just three games for the Tide last season but arrived as ESPN’s No. 2 dual-threat quarterback recruit and No. 34 general hire.