Tyler Buchner (born November 7, 2002) is an
American football quarterback for the
Alabama Crimson Tide. He previously played for the
Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
High school career
Buchner attended
The Bishop's School
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in
La Jolla, California
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La Jolla is surrounded on ...
before transferring to
Helix High School in
La Mesa, California
La Mesa () is a city in San Diego County, located east of Downtown San Diego in Southern California. The population was 61,121 at the 2020 census, up from 57,065 at the 2010 census. Its civic motto is "the Jewel of the Hills."
History
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for his senior year. He did not play football his senior year in 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. As a junior in 2019, Buchner passed for 4,474 yards with 53 passing
touchdowns and 1,610 rushing yards and 28 rushing touchdowns. He committed to the
University of Notre Dame to play college football over offers from
Alabama,
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Education
* Tanzania Commission for Universities, regulatory body for Universities in Tanzania
* Texas Christian University, a private university in Fort Worth, Texas
** TCU Horned Frogs, the athletic programs of the school
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,
Georgia,
USC
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* University of South Carolina, a public research university
** University of South Carolina System, the main university and its satellite campuses
**South Carolina Gamecocks, the school athletic program
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, and
Michigan, among others.
College career
Buchner spent his first year at Notre Dame in 2021 as a backup to
Jack Coan. He appeared in 10 games, completing 21 of 35 passes for 298 yards with three touchdowns and three
interceptions
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. He also rushed for 336 yards and three touchdowns. Buchner competed with
Drew Pyne to take over as the team's starting quarterback in 2022. He injured his shoulder during Notre Dame's loss to
Marshall on September 10, 2022, and missed the remainder of the 2022 regular season.
He returned to the field for Notre Dame's victory against
South Carolina in the
2022 Gator Bowl
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.
Statistics
References
External links
Notre Dame Fighting Irish bioAlabama Crimson Tide bio
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Living people
Players of American football from San Diego County, California
American football quarterbacks
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players
2002 births
Alabama Crimson Tide football players
The Bishop's School alumni
Sportspeople from La Mesa, California
American sportspeople of Korean descent