How Graham Mertz’s transfer should be viewed and what’s next for Wisconsin at QB
New York TimesMADISON, Wis. — On the October night quarterback Graham Mertz introduced himself to the college football world with a masterful performance in his starting debut against Illinois two years ago, anything seemed possible for Wisconsin football. At the same time, Mertz’s meteoric rise made people believe that he could be the one to guide Wisconsin to its first College Football Playoff appearance and maybe even become an All-American or Heisman Trophy candidate. His high school coach once proclaimed: “I’m a firm believer that with Graham at the quarterback position, Wisconsin will be playing for a national championship.” Instead, Mertz finished his starting career with a 19-13 record. Fickell said Sunday night during a Zoom call to discuss Wisconsin’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl matchup with Oklahoma State that he had “lots of conversations” with Mertz and his family over the past week and was informed by Mertz of his transfer decision earlier that evening. Now, Fickell will put together plans for a quarterback room that for the first time since the 2018 season won’t include Mertz.
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