Brandon Wimbush (born December 17, 1996, in

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) is a former

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who played for Notre Dame and UCF.

Early years

Wimbush, a resident of

, attended St. Peter's Preparatory School in

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for New Jersey after he completed 192 of 265 passes for 3,187 yards, 37

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and four

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, while rushing for an additional 723 yards and 5 more touchdowns. Wimbush was considered one of the top quarterback recruits in his class and committed to the

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to play college football.

College career

Notre Dame

2015–2016

As a freshman in 2015, Wimbush appeared in two games as a backup to

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. In 2016, he took a redshirt season.

2017

With Kizer in the NFL, Wimbush took over as Notre Dame's starting quarterback in 2017 as a redshirt sophomore. In his first start for the Fighting Irish, Wimbush threw for 184 yards, two passing touchdowns, and an interception against

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. He also gained 106 yards on the ground and had a rushing touchdown in the game. Two weeks later, he had 207 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go along with 96 passing yards in a 49–20 victory over

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

. Wimbush had 110 rushing yards and a career-high 280 passing yards against Wake Forest on November 4. In Notre Dame's

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against

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, Wimbush was benched in the second quarter in favor of backup

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, who led Notre Dame to a come-from-behind victory, 21–17.

2018

Wimbush again started for Notre Dame in the 2018 season. Although, after a shaky start to the beginning of the season, backup Ian Book took over in Week 4. Wimbush relieved an injured Ian Book against Florida State later in the season in what would be his last game for Notre Dame .

College statistics

References

External links

Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wimbush, Brandon 1996 births Living people Players of American football from New Jersey American football quarterbacks Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players People from Teaneck, New Jersey Sportspeople from Bergen County, New Jersey St. Peter's Preparatory School alumni UCF Knights football players