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April 2013

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the fifth quarter lou somogyi QB Transfers Are Part Of Life At ND I t has become predictable and ele- a singular entity. You are either The mentary logic: Once you have more Man or not, and the latter is usually than four ��� or sometimes even made clear. more than three ��� scholarship quarFor Kiel, the evidence was pointing terbacks on the Notre to Everett Golson linDame roster, a transing up as the probable fer, if not a position starter at Notre Dame change, is inevitable. through 2015, and In a 25-year recruitthere was no assurance ing period from 1984 that Kiel even would (four quarterbacks be No.��2 by then. signed that year) to It���s no different from 2008 (Dayne Crist 2013 Super Bowl chamsigned that year), pion Joe Flacco, who Notre Dame inked 33 was on the Pitt sidequarterback prospects. lines at Notre Dame Twenty-three of them Stadium in 2004 when (69.7 percent) ended Freshman Gunner Kiel is the 21st starting Panthers quarup either transferring, quarterback to transfer from Notre terback Tyler Palko bemoving to another po- Dame since 1977. came the first player photo by joe raymond ever to throw five sition or sport, or seeing their football career truncated be- touchdown passes in a game against cause of an injury. the Irish during a 41-38 Pitt victory. It���s a volatile position that is the Flacco was only a sophomore, but most prone to attrition. Thus, news of Palko had eligibility through 2006. To freshman Gunner Kiel���s plans to trans- market himself better, Flacco transfer is hardly a ���Where did that come ferred to Football Championship Subfrom?��� situation. division school Delaware, became a Since the 1977 national title season, first-round pick and has prospered. It Kiel would be the 21st quarterback to became a sensible business decision. transfer from Notre Dame (see chart), Of course, for every Flacco, there about one per 1.7 seasons. are dozens of other examples of quarOther positions are not immune to terbacks whose careers plateaued in transfers, but football coaches can use college (if not high school). three running backs in a game, six or Let���s face it, when you���re a five-star more receivers and several tight ends, quarterback recruit, a la Kiel, future rotate linemen or linebackers, play NFL dollar signs start racing through nickel coverage ��� your mind, and becoming antsy to Quarterback, on the other hand, is showcase your wares is natural. Some

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