UCF has quarterback depth coming in for this next season.
Notre Dame graduate transfer quarterback Brandon Wimbush has chosen to transfer to UCF for the 2019 football season. Wimbush will be able to play next season.
With McKenzie Milton recovering from a knee injury, this will give the Knights an experienced veteran to help the young quarterbacks out. Wimbush broke the news on his Instagram.
“I am excited to announce that UCF has granted me an awesome opportunity to play my last year of collegiate football for their great university,” Wimbush said on Instagram. “Thank you to Coach Heupel, and Coach Lebby for this incredible opportunity. Looking forward to winning ’em all!”
Wimbush was the first-string quarterback for Notre Dame in 2017 and led the team to a 21-17 victory over LSU in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.
The dual-threat player had the Fighting Irish starting position taken by Ian Book in 2018, where Book helped to finish the regular season undefeated before falling to Clemson in the CFP Semi-final game.
UCF starts the 2019 season without star quarterback McKenzie Milton, but with Darriel Mack, Jr., Mililani High School recruit Dillon Gabriel, and now Notre Dame’s Brandon Wimbush.
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Joseph Klawe-Genao contributed to this report.
