Ex-Virginia QB Brennan Armstrong commits to NC State for final season

Brennan Armstrong is staying within the ACC.

After 5 years at Virginia, the veteran quarterback introduced Saturday that he’ll play his closing season of school soccer at NC State. At NC State, Armstrong will reunite with Robert Anae, his offensive coordinator for his first 4 years at Virginia.

Anae spent the 2022 season because the offensive coordinator at Syracuse earlier than being employed by NC State final month.

Armstrong arrived at Virginia in 2018 however has one other 12 months of eligibility as a result of he took a redshirt in 2018 and has the COVID exception for 2020.

In his profession, Armstrong has thrown for 9,034 yards with 58 touchdowns and 35 interceptions whereas finishing 60.6% of his passes. He additionally has 1,267 yards and 20 touchdowns on the bottom throughout that span.

Armstrong’s finest season got here in 2021 when he threw for 4,449 yards and 31 touchdowns whereas including 251 yards and 9 scores dashing.

Armstrong was recruited to Virginia by former head coach Bronco Mendenhall, who stepped down after the 2021 season. Armstrong caught with this system in 2022, Virginia’s first season beneath former Clemson offensive coordinator Tony Elliott.

Taking part in behind an inexperienced offensive line, Armstrong threw for two,210 yards, seven touchdowns and 12 interceptions whereas finishing simply 54.7% of his makes an attempt. Virginia went 3-7 because it didn’t play its closing two video games following the tragic capturing deaths of three gamers on Nov. 13.

NC State went 8-5 this season regardless of having to start out 4 completely different quarterbacks over the course of the season. Longtime starter Devin Leary suffered a season-ending harm within the Oct. 8 win over Florida State and ended up transferring to Kentucky after the season. Jack Chambers, Ben Finley and MJ Morris additionally began video games over the course of the season.

Morris, a real freshman who took over after Chambers was ineffective, confirmed loads of promise when he noticed the sector however was injured late within the 12 months. Finley opened the 12 months because the fourth-stringer, however ended up making three begins late within the 12 months. He helped NC State beat North Carolina, however struggled in losses to Louisville and Maryland within the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.

Morris and Finley are each anticipated to return subsequent season with Armstrong absolutely the favourite to win the beginning job as a sixth-year senior.