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Social media reacts to Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli's decision to enter the transfer portal

Kyle Kellyby:Kyle Kelly•04/17/25•

ByKyleKelly

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Notre Dame quarterback Steve Angeli. (Mike Miller/Blue & Gold)

On Thursday, the Notre Dame football program received clarity on its quarterback competition.

According to a report from On3 college sports business and transfer portal reporter Pete Nakos, Fighting Irish senior Steve Angeli intends to enter the transfer portal. Angeli will depart from South Bend with two years of college eligibility remaining.

Angeli’s decision comes five days after head coach Marcus Freeman voluntarily said he would like to have a two-quarterback battle entering fall camp. Angeli competed with sophomore CJ Carr and junior Kenny Minchey for the starting quarterback job during spring practice.

“You would like to be able to kind of go in the fall with a two-quarterback battle,” Freeman told reporters after the Blue-Gold Game. “It’s really hard with truly having a three-quarterback battle. But we’ve got to sit down and have conversations about what’s best for our program, what’s best for our quarterbacks, and we’ll make those decisions in the future.”

Angeli was the most efficient passer during Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage, completing 8-11 passes for 108 yards and 1 touchdown. He averaged about 1 more yard per attempt (9.8 > 8.9) than Carr, who was 14-19 for 170 yards with 2 touchdowns and an interception. Minchey went 6-14 for 106 yards.

Angeli appeared in 21 games throughout his Notre Dame career, completing 58-80 passes for 772 yards, 10 touchdowns and just 1 interception. His most notable action came in relief in the Orange Bowl against Penn State, where he guided the Irish to a field goal before the half. He also started the 2023 Gator Bowl, leading Notre Dame to a victory over Oregon State with 232 passing yards and 3 touchdowns.

Here is how social media users reacted to Angeli’s decision to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal.

How social media reacted to Notre Dame QB Steve Angeli’s decision to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal

Tyler Horka is Blue & Gold’s Notre Dame football beat reporter.

Ari Wasserman covers college football for On3.

Andy Staples covers college football for On3.

Marc with glasses is a Blue & Gold subscriber.

Will Boling is a sports radio host for 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, Tennessee.

Pete Sampson is a Notre Dame football reporter for The Athletic.

Mason Plummer is a Notre Dame fan and contributor to SI Notre Dame.

Clint Brewster is a college football analyst for 247Sports. He played quarterback for Minnesota and Tennessee Tech.

Landon Raby is a Tennessee football podcaster.

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