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Newsstand: Former Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne headed back to the transfer portal

IMG_7504by:Jack Soble•04/02/25•

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Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Former Notre Dame quarterback Drew Pyne is, once again, headed to the transfer portal. He’ll join his fourth school in four seasons with one year of eligibility.

Pyne, who will play his sixth season of college football in 2025, started 10 games for the Irish in 2022. He went 164-of-254 (64.6 percent) for 2,021 yards (8.0 yards per attempt), 22 touchdowns and 6 interceptions after filling in for injured signal-caller Tyler Buchner.

After being informed the Irish would turn to the transfer portal for a quarterback — who, of course, wound up being Sam Hartman — Pyne bolted to Arizona State, where his 2023 campaign was marred by injuries. He spent 2024 at Missouri, where he served as a backup for veteran starter Brady Cook.

Pyne played meaningful snaps in three games for the Tigers as Cook dealt with various injuries, including one start. While Missouri fans couldn’t have felt confident going into that start against Oklahoma after Pyne threw three interceptions the week prior at Alabama, the ex-Irish quarterback delivered.

Pyne threw three touchdown passes in a 30-23 Tigers win, including a game-tying score to wide receiver Theo Wease Jr. with 1:03 to play.

Cook exhausted his eligibility, but Missouri brought in competition. Penn State transfer Beau Pribula came aboard, and the team brought back incumbent backup Sam Horn, whom Pyne was acquired to replace after the dual-sport athlete underwent Tommy John Surgery to fix a torn UCL suffered in baseball.

After the Tigers completed spring ball, it appears Pyne was the odd man out.

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“Drayk Bowen as the middle ‘backer is probably the front-runner for leadership of the group. He’s the central communicator. He’s a guy that’s played a lot of football. Well-respected, intelligent guy. It all starts with him right now. There are a number of other guys, but I think he’s going to be the guy that we probably see as the leader of the group.”

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