Former Alabama QB Tyler Buchner rejoins Notre Dame football team as walk-on [Video]

The unusual college sports career of former Alabama football quarterback Tyler Buchner will continue for another season. After transferring back to his original school, Notre Dame, following one season with the Crimson Tide, and playing lacrosse, Buchner announced Friday that he’ll be rejoining the Fighting Irish football team as a walk-on.

Buchner announced the news in a Notre Dame press release.

“Notre Dame has always been a place of faith and redemption, but I never imagined the extent of its generosity until the day Coach (Marcus) Freeman allowed me to rejoin the football team as a walk-on,” Buchner said in the release, structured as a letter to Irish fans.

After initially playing football for Notre Dame, Buchner transferred to Alabama ahead of the 2023 season. He competed with Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson throughout the offseason for the starting job.

Buchner started the Crimson Tide’s third game of the season against South Florida, but struggled and was benched. In the …