{"id":170512,"date":"2022-12-28T08:46:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T08:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wake-forests-sam-hartman-enters-the-transfer-portal-notre-dame-front-runner-to-land-qb-per-sources\/"},"modified":"2022-12-28T08:46:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T08:46:11","slug":"wake-forests-sam-hartman-enters-the-transfer-portal-notre-dame-front-runner-to-land-qb-per-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wake-forests-sam-hartman-enters-the-transfer-portal-notre-dame-front-runner-to-land-qb-per-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman enters the transfer portal; Notre Dame front-runner to land QB, per sources"},"content":{"rendered":"
Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman has entered the transfer portal, The Athletic<\/em> has learned, with Notre Dame the front-runner to land the record-setting signal caller. Here’s what you need to know:<\/p>\n Notre Dame and multiple SEC schools have been pursuing Hartman, multiple people with knowledge of the recruitment told The Athletic<\/em>.<\/p>\n Hartman has long said that he intended for 2022 to be his final college season, but he is now looking to use a sixth year elsewhere to improve his NFL Draft stock. \u2014 Fortuna<\/em><\/p>\n Hartman’s 12,967 passing yards are second all-time in ACC history. He started as a true freshman in 2018, including the fourth game of the year, against Notre Dame, and he led Wake to the ACC title game in 2021, where the Deacs fell to Pitt.<\/p>\n Hartman was a three-time captain at Wake. He missed most of training camp this fall and the first game of the season because of a blood clot in his left arm. He rebounded to throw for 3,701 yards, 38 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, completing a career-best 63.1 percent of his passes.<\/p>\n Simply put, Hartman figures to be the most accomplished quarterback on the college market this offseason. He will be 24 by the time the season kicks off. And Notre Dame hosts Wake Forest on Oct. 28.<\/p>\n Wake offensive lineman Sean Maginn told The Athletic<\/em> this about Hartman last season: \u201cThe guy loves everybody on the team. He gets along with everybody like your quarterback should. And just knowing you have someone special slinging that rock behind you just makes the offensive line strain a little bit longer because you know he’s got that ‘it’ factor and if you can just give them one millisecond longer \u2014 like at Syracuse in that overtime game , we knew, just strain, just protect this twist and let’s let him get rid of that ball. And he does special things like that. So it’s really neat. And you just savor it as an offensive line, and you just want to protect the guy for as long as possible so he can make those plays.\u201d \u2014 Fortuna<\/em><\/p>\n For starters, it would mean Marcus Freeman’s honest gamble of informing Notre Dame’s quarterback room of his intentions to add a transfer was a smart play. The decision sent Drew Pyne into the transfer portal, which ended with the 10-game starter committing to Arizona State. Now he could be replaced by a five-year starting quarterback in Hartman, who threw 110 career touchdown passes at Wake Forest. That’s a significant upgrade from a game manager to a game winner.<\/p>\n The trickier part of the equation is what happens with Tyler Buchner, who Freeman said would start the Gator Bowl against South Carolina. If Buchner stars, it could lead to a legitimate competition with Hartman during spring practice. If Buchner doesn’t look different than the quarterback who struggled against Ohio State and Marshall, it probably means another year of learning from an established veteran, perhaps similar to his freshman year spent behind Jack Coan. Of course, that assumes Buchner doesn’t follow Pyne out of the program.<\/p>\n Hartman would also keep Notre Dame’s quarterback room old, which has been part of the program’s success before this season. Coan started as a fifth-year senior when Notre Dame went 11-2. Ian Book’s final two college seasons as a fourth-year and fifth-year senior ended with a 21-4 record and a trip to the College Football Playoff. \u2014 Sampson<\/em><\/p>\n It’s a fair question, although nobody asks that of Lincoln Riley.<\/p>\n For Rees, quarterback development has been better than quarterback plug-and-play in recruiting. Four-star Phil Jurkovec was a bust for Notre Dame, but Book become the program’s all-time wins leader. The jury is out of Buchner, and Pyne perhaps over-achieved for his stature, finishing the regular season at No. 20 nationally in passer efficiency.<\/p>\n Notre Dame’s transfer moves to date have been to shore up weaknesses, not enhance strengths. Taking Hartman would represent much the same.<\/p>\n However, it’s worth noting that Notre Dame just signed four-star quarterback Kenny Minchey and has four-star CJ Carr committed next cycle, with the Michigan prospect a fringe five-star recruit. Point being, Notre Dame is about to throw more talent at the quarterback problem in high school recruiting these next two years than it did with Pyne, Book, Brendon Clark or Steve Angeli, who might be the biggest loser in a Hartman pickup. The freshman quarterback could be looking at a second season on the scout team, with his path to the No. 2 blocked off potentially by Hartman and Buchner. \u2014 Sampson<\/em><\/p>\n (Photo: Nathan Ray Seebeck \/ USA Today)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
Where could Hartman land?<\/h2>\n
What does Hartman bring to the table?<\/h2>\n
What would adding Hartman mean for Notre Dame’s quarterback room?<\/h2>\n
What does taking a transfer twice in three years say about Tommy Rees and quarterback development?<\/h2>\n
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