In August Ian Book was the backup quarterback at the University of Dame with all eyes on whether or not Brandon Wimbush would progress as a passer enough to the point that Notre Dame could make a run at the playoffs. In December, Ian Book is the starting quarterback of the Fighting Irish after fueling a run to the playoffs for the first time in program history and finds himself on the cover of one of Sports Illustrated’s special edition playoff previews. Talk about a meteoric rise.
Notre Dame digital media teams were actually shooting some promo shots of Book and Chase Claypool as the cover popped up on Sports Illustrated’s twitter and captured the moment Book saw it for the first time.