Former Notre Dame QB Tyler Buchner to rejoin the program as a walk-on wide receiver

Former Notre Dame starting quarterback Tyler Buchner is set to rejoin the football program. On Friday, Buchner announced on social media he would return to the Fighting Irish and contribute as a walk-on wide receiver for the 2024 season. He has two more seasons of college football eligibility remaining.

Buchner spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons in South Bend before plunging into the transfer portal to follow former Irish offensive coordinator Tommy Rees to Alabama for the 2023 campaign. However, current Tide starting quarterback Jaden Milroe beat out Buchner to win the starting quarterback competition.

Buchner re-entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, this time as a lacrosse player, at the end of the regular season. On Dec. 20, he announced he was returning to Notre Dame to play for Kevin Corrigan’s program.

In his one season with the Irish lacrosse program, Buchner appeared in 11 games and had 1 assist and 3 ground balls. Notre Dame defeated Maryland in the national championship game on Monday.

Though he is joining the football team as a walk-on, because he plays another sport at Notre Dame, if he appears in a football game, he will count toward the program’s 85-man scholarship limit.

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