On December 20, the quarterback of the University of Wisconsin was announced Jack Coan left the program and entered the transfer portal. Today, Irish Illustrated and 247Sports are hearing that the 6-3, 220-pound transfer to the University of Notre Dame.
During the 2020 soccer season, Coan did not appear in any games for the Badgers. He suffered a broken foot during the camp before the season and it was Graham Mertz which became the appetizer and never looked back. The future is bright for Wisconsin fullback and former All-American Bowl Most Valuable Player of 2020, as he completed 118 of 193 passes for 1,238 yards, 9 touchdowns and 5 interceptions in seven games this season. Wisconsin ended the season with a 4-3 record this year.
As a junior, Coan was very impressive and led the Badgers to the Rose Bowl. Wisconsin ended the season with a 10-4 record behind Coan, completing 69% of his passes for 2,277 yards and 18 touchdowns to just 5 interceptions. Coan was then nominated before the season as a pre-season nominee for the Maxwell Award and the Manning Award for Watchlist.
Coan joins a quarterback Notre Dame who includes junior Brendon Clark, second year Drew Pyne and first-years Tyler Buchner and Ron Powlus III. The group will battle it out for the position under coach and attacking coordinator Tommy Rees.
On February 10, 2016, after many talented backs watched the All-American Bowl Underclassmen Combine in San Antonio, I put together a feature about the Six Quarterbacks I would be hosting in Notre Dame in 2017 and Coan topped the list.
The West Sayville (NY) four-star full-back is another who stood in San Antonio at the U.S. Army All-American Underclassmen Combine. The 6-3, 190-pounder can make all the throws. He has the ability to the deep ball with touch, the corner kick with accuracy, and put a lot of zipper on the short-to-medium throws.Coan threw for 3,431 yards and 40 touchdowns as a junior, which helped him make offers from Boston College, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Rutgers and others. ‘
Coan arrived in Wisconsin in the 2017 class as a three-star recruit, earning as the no. 469 overall player was named in the 247Sports Composite. The one-time Notre Dame Lacrosse bet, Coan prefers to play football in college and selects the Badgers over offers from Boston College, Indiana, Louisville, Maryland, Miami, Michigan, Nebraska, Northwest and many others.