Ex-Notre Dame QB Tyler Buchner rejoins Fighting Irish as walk-on WR after winning national title in lacrosse [Video]

Former Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner is rejoining the Fighting Irish as a walk-on wide receiver, he announced Friday. Buchner’s return to football comes right after he helped the Fighting Irish defeat Maryland 15-5 in the NCAA Division I lacrosse national championship.

The last 18 months have been quite the rollercoaster for Buchner, who began the 2022 season as Notre Dame’s starting quarterback but sat for most of the season with a shoulder injury. The one-time blue-chip recruit transferred out of the program last offseason to play for Nick Saban at Alabama only to later re-enroll at Notre Dame to play lacrosse. 

ESPN reported in December that Buchner hadn’t ruled out a potential return to football.

“As I returned to campus and joined lacrosse, I quickly realized my journey was not merely a return to a game I had not played since 9th grade but a …