Ex-Ariz. St., ND QB Pyne to move to Missouri

• Pete Thamel, ESPNMar 10, 2024, 01:59 PM ET

Previous Arizona State and Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne is moving to Missouri, he told ESPN in a phone interview Sunday.Pyne said he dedicated on a trip this weekend to Columbia, the only place he has actually checked out. He will enlist after the spring semester and expects to have 3 years of eligibility remaining.He began his profession

at Notre Dame, where he went 8-2 as a starter after showing up as an ESPN 300 recruit. He went back to Notre Dame this term to graduate with a degree from the school, and is spending the term as a routine student while also working out 5 days a week with a trainer.Pyne said the time far from a program

offered him the chance to try to find the “best situation, “which he stated he found at Missouri.

“From the beginning, Missouri stood apart,” he told ESPN. “The program has terrific momentum as one of the best in the SEC and to be one of the best in the nation. Being on school and talking to the coaches, I understand why they had such an excellent season in 2015.

“I think highly that they are going to be a big-time player in college football. I’m intending to add to that however I can.”

The most likely situation for Pyne will be to back up multiyear Missouri starter Brady Cook in 2024. Pyne called Cook a “great buddy” whom he ‘d met at the Manning Passing Academy. From there, he expects to have two years of eligibility staying and will contend for the beginning job.Pyne will

go into the 2024 season as one of the SEC’s most productive backup quarterbacks. He has actually thrown for 2,530 career lawns, with 11 starts. While at Notre Dame, he went 4-1 against AP Top 25 groups. In 2022, he threw for 22 goals with six interceptions while finishing 64.6% of his passes.Injuries ruined his only season at Arizona State in 2023, as he played in just two games, including a lone start versus USC, and completed 49 passes. He had actually emerged in camp as the favorite to begin, however his season rapidly got hindered by injuries and didn’t play again after tossing for two goals versus the Trojans on Sept. 23. After the season, he went into the NCAA transfer website and made the unusual, academic-based choice to go back to Notre Dame to finish his degree in American research studies, with a minor in service economics.He called the semester back at Notre Dame “an excellent little recharge.

“” I have actually had the ability to discover my real inspiration, I have a real itch to play once again,

“Pyne said.”After going and seeing Missouri, I can’t wait to play again and toss on a helmet.”Missouri went 11-2 last season, consisting of a Cotton Bowl success over Ohio State. Along

with Cook, among the SEC’s a lot of developed quarterbacks, the Tigers have the nation’s top wide receiver in Luther Problem III.Missouri is expected to start the 2024 season ranked in the leading 20. But one of the team’s requirements was an experienced backup behind Cook, as sophomore quarterback Sam Horn is anticipated to miss out on the 2024 football season after Tommy John surgery.Pyne stated he clicked quickly with Missouri coach Eliah Drinkwitz and offending organizer Kirby Moore, and said that after meeting them for dinner at Shiloh Bar & Grill on the night of his first visit he was prepared to commit. That was before even seeing the football facility or getting a complete take a look at campus.”Being in a room with Coach Moore is going to be amazing,” Pyne stated.”His offense all makes sense. I believe it’s very comparable to the offense that I played in at Notre Dame. I

believed it was an ideal fit. “I’m really excited due to the fact that the plays are somewhat comparable to Notre Dame, and the method Coach Moore teaches it is simple for the quarterback to know what the reads are on every play.

“Pyne stated he prepares to graduate from Notre Dame this spring and enlist at Missouri in late May.