Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal

Notre Dame quarterback Steve Angeli plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3’s Pete Nakos has confirmed. Angeli has spent three seasons with the Fighting Irish.

He was starting quarterback Riley Leonard‘s backup last season but played significant minutes in Notre Dame’s 27-24 win over Penn State in the College Football Playoff semifinals. In the win, Angeli completed 6-of-7 passes for 44 yards.

In total, Angeli made 11 appearances for the Fighting Irish in the 2024 campaign. He completed 24-of-36 pass attempts for 268 yards and three touchdowns without throwing an interception. In 2023, Angeli completed 77.3% of his passes for a career-high 504 yards and seven touchdowns compared to just one interception.

Angeli only made two appearances during his freshman season. The 6-foot-3 QB was expected to be one of the frontrunners for Notre Dame’s starting spot behind center in the upcoming season.

He was competing against CJ Carr and Kenny Minchey for the coveted QB1 title. Earlier this month, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman revealed how his quarterbacks have been handling the internal competition.

“They focus on the reps they get. They do the best job they can,” Freeman said. “If they’re not in there, they’re getting mental reps. They’re helping each other out and are really focused on being the best version of them and that’s all you can ask.

“If you’re worried about anything else then you’re not really helping yourself at all, right. If you’re worried about counting the other person’s reps and how many completions he has, that’s not helping you be the best version of you. So, they’ve been amazing. They’ve been great. But, just exactly what I thought they would be — mature and guys that take care of business and take advantage of their opportunities that they’re getting.”

Angeli played high school football at Bergen Catholic (NJ), where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 565 overall player and No. 33 QB in the 2022 recruiting cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

In January, ESPN predicted CJ Carr would win Notre Dame’s quarterback contest for the starting spot. Now, he’s one step closer to fulfilling that prophecy. Nonetheless, plenty of teams will be interested in Angeli, who ESPN’s Greg McElroy compared to Joe Burrow earlier this spring.