Drew Pyne
{{short description|American football player (born 2000)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Drew Pyne
|school=Bowling Green Falcons
|currentnumber=
|currentposition=Quarterback
|class=Graduate Student
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2000|12|5}}
|birth_place=New Canaan, Connecticut, U.S.
|heightft=5
|heightin=11
|weight_lb=200
|bowlgames=
|highlights=
|highschool=New Canaan
(New Canaan, Connecticut)
|pastschools=
- Notre Dame (2020–2022)
- Arizona State (2023)
- Missouri (2024)
- Bowling Green (2025–present)
|espn=4429088
}}
Andrew M. Pyne (born December 5, 2000) is an American college football quarterback for Bowling Green Falcons of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). He previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Arizona State Sun Devils, and Missouri Tigers.
Early life
Pyne was born on December 5, 2000, in New Canaan, Connecticut. He attended and played high school football for New Canaan High School in New Canaan. As a senior, he completed 161 of 252 passes for 2,107 yards and 24 touchdowns.{{Cite web |last=Jacobs |first=Jeff |date=December 10, 2019 |title=Jeff Jacobs: For Pyne, New Canaan seniors, painful end to memorable era |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/Jeff-Jacobs-For-Pyne-New-Canaan-seniors-17099217.php |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=CT Insider |language=en-US}} He was selected to play in the 2020 Under Armour All-American Game.{{Cite web |last=Karels |first=Carter |date=January 3, 2020 |title=Notre Dame QB signee Drew Pyne shines in Under Armour All-America Game |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/college/2020/01/03/otre-dame-qb-signee-drew-pyne-shines-in-under-armour-all-america-game/43893467/ |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=South Bend Tribune |language=en-US}} Pyne committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Ericson |first=Scott |date=May 11, 2019 |title=Drew Pyne, New Canaan QB headed to Notre Dame, is all about football and family |url=https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/sports/highschool/article/The-Truth-About-Drew-13837407.php |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=Stamford Advocate}}{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Cam |date=April 17, 2018 |title=Notre Dame has its future quarterback in Drew Pyne, but he's still two years away |url=https://usatodayhss.com/2018/notre-dame-future-qb-drew-pyne-commit |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=USA TODAY High School Sports |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Parelli |first=Anthony E. |date=April 16, 2018 |title=Football: New Canaan's Drew Pyne commits to Notre Dame |url=https://www.ctinsider.com/gametimect/football/article/Football-New-Canaan-s-Drew-Pyne-commits-to-17095090.php |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=CT Insider}}
College career
= Notre Dame =
Pyne played in four games as a backup to Ian Book in his first year at Notre Dame in 2020. He completed two of three passes for 12 yards. As a sophomore in 2021, he played in two games as a backup to Jack Coan, completing 15 of 30 passes for 224 yards with two touchdowns. Pyne competed with Tyler Buchner to take over as the team's starting quarterback in 2022.{{cite web | last=Fineran | first=John | title=Buchner-Pyne QB battle highlights Irish preseason camp | website=Yahoo! News | date=2022-08-09 | url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/buchner-pyne-qb-battle-highlights-175007914.html | access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news |title=ND's Pyne, Buchner battling for starting QB role |url=https://www.newsandtribune.com/indiana/sports/nds-pyne-buchner-battling-for-starting-qb-role/article_26818951-1249-544b-87aa-943607e1b263.html |last=Hough |first=Austin |date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810044151/https://www.newsandtribune.com/indiana/sports/nds-pyne-buchner-battling-for-starting-qb-role/article_26818951-1249-544b-87aa-943607e1b263.html |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |newspaper=News and Tribune |location=Jeffersonville, Indiana |access-date=November 12, 2022}} Buchner won the job; however, Pyne took over as the starter after Buchner suffered a season-ending injury during the team's second game of the season.{{Cite web |last=Butterfield |first=Christine |date=September 12, 2022 |title=New Canaan's Drew Pyne will be Notre Dame's starting quarterback |url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/gametimect/article/New-Canaan-s-Drew-Pyne-is-the-Starting-QB-for-the-17436245.php |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=GreenwichTime |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Jeyarajah |first=Shehan |date=September 12, 2022 |title=Notre Dame elevates Drew Pyne to starting QB, Tyler Buchner to miss significant time with shoulder sprain |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/notre-dame-elevates-drew-pyne-to-starting-qb-tyler-buchner-to-miss-significant-time-with-shoulder-sprain/ |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Berardino |first=Mike |date=September 12, 2022 |title=Notre Dame football readies itself for Pyne time at quarterback in Tyler Buchner's absence |url=https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/sports/football/2022/09/12/notre-dame-football-tyler-buchner-injury-nd-qb-depth-chart-drew-pyne-steve-angeli-tommy-rees/69485654007/ |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=South Bend Tribune |language=en-US}} On December 2, 2022, Pyne entered the transfer portal.{{Cite web |last=Thamel |first=Pete |date=December 2, 2022 |title=Sources: Irish QB Pyne intends to enter portal |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35165240/sources-notre-dame-qb-drew-pyne-intends-enter-transfer-portal |access-date=December 2, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
= Arizona State =
On December 19, 2022, Pyne announced he would transfer to Arizona State.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35287276/ex-notre-dame-qb-drew-pyne-transferring-arizona-state |title=Ex-Notre Dame QB Drew Pyne transferring to Arizona State |first=Pete |last=Thamel |website=ESPN.com |date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022}} Pyne would only play in 2 games at Arizona State due to injuries. Pyne left Arizona State and returned to Notre Dame to finish his degree.
= Missouri =
On March 10, 2024, Pyne announced that he would transfer to Missouri after the completion of his academic degree from Notre Dame in the spring semester of 2024, with the expectation that he would compete to be the backup quarterback to Brady Cook for the Tigers' 2024 football season.{{cite web | last=Wong | first=Kristen | title=Ex-Notre Dame, Arizona State QB Drew Pyne Transfers to Missouri | website=SI.com | date=2024-03-10 | url=https://www.si.com/college/2024/03/10/ex-notre-dame-arizona-state-qb-drew-pyne-transfers-missouri | access-date=2025-04-29}} Pyne transferred with three years of eligibility. For the Tigers, he appeared in six games with one start. His lone start came against Oklahoma where he completed 14-of-27 passes for 143 yards and three touchdowns in the victory.{{cite news|url=https://mutigers.com/news/2024/11/9/late-heroics-lift-no-24-football-past-oklahoma.aspx |title=Late heroics lead No. 24 Missouri to 30-23 win over Oklahoma |first=Missouri |last=Tigers |website=mutigers.com |date=November 9, 2024 |access-date=April 8, 2025}}
= Bowling Green =
On April 7, 2025, Pyne announced he was transferring to Bowling Green. Pyne is unable to play spring football for the Falcons, as he has already played in the spring at Missouri. He will enroll on May 18, 2025.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/44571929/ex-missouri-qb-drew-pyne-commits-4th-di-stop-bowling-green |title=Ex-Missouri QB Drew Pyne commits to Bowling Green, 4th DI stop |first=Pete |last=Thamel |website=ESPN.com |date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=April 8, 2025}}
=Statistics=
| style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"|
! colspan="3"| Games ! colspan="8"| Passing ! colspan="4"| Rushing | |
|---|---|
| Year || Team || GP || GS || Record || Cmp || Att || Pct || Yds || Avg || TD || Int || Rtg || Att || Yds || Avg || TD | |
| 2020 | style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"| 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 4 || 0 || — || 2 || 3 || 66.7 || 12 || 4.0 || 0 || 0 || 100.3 || 1 || 4 || 4.0 || 0 |
| 2021 | style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"| 2021 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 2 || 0 || — || 15 || 30 || 50.0 || 224 || 7.5 || 2 || 0 || 134.7 || 6 || −6 || −1.0 || 0 |
| 2022 | style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}"| 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
| 11 || 10 || 8–2 || 164 || 254 || 64.6 || 2,021 || 8.0 || 22 || 6 || 155.3 || 47 || 108 || 2.3 || 2 |
| 2023 | style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona State Sun Devils}}"| 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
| 2 || 1 || 0–1 || 26 || 49 || 53.1 || 273 || 5.6 || 2 || 3 || 101.1 || 14 || −49 || −3.5 || 0 |
| 2024 | style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Missouri Tigers}}"| 2024 Missouri Tigers football team
| 6 || 1 || 1–0 || 49 || 82 || 59.8 || 391 || 4.8 || 3 || 3 || 104.6 || 15 || 21 || 1.4 || 0 |
| 2025 | style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Bowling Green Falcons}}"| 2025 Bowling Green Falcons football team
| 0 || 0 || — |
| colspan="2"| [https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/4429088/drew-pyne Career] || 25 || 12 || 9–3 || 256 || 418 || 61.2 || 2,921 || 7.0 || 29 || 12 || 137.1 || 83 || 78 || 0.9 || 2 |
References
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External links
- [https://und.com/roster/drew-pyne/ Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio]
- [https://thesundevils.com/sports/football/roster/drew-pyne/13876 Arizona State Sun Devils bio]
- [https://mutigers.com/sports/football/roster/drew-pyne/25253 Missouri Tigers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Fairfield County, Connecticut
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