A Notre Dame offseason that’s already been full of intrigue gained a little more on Wednesday morning when backup QB Phil Jurkovec’s name showed up in the transfer portal a little over a week since Ian Book announced he would return in 2020.
Jurkovec, who hails from Pine Richland Highschool outside of Pittsburgh, was of the highest recruited quarterback prospects in the Brian Kelly era and was the staple of the 2018 recruiting class. Rivals and 247 had Jurkovec listed in the top 100 for 2018.
Why is Phil Leaving Notre Dame
It would be easy to point to playing time as the reason for Jurkovec’s sudden departure.