Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong on Saturday announced his choice to switch to fellow ACC faculty North Carolina State. Virginia’s profession and single-season chief in passing yards, Armstrong had entered the switch portal as a graduate switch in December.
A dual-threat left-hander, Armstrong returned to Charlottesville for a fifth season after he contemplated getting into final yr’s NFL draft. But in his third yr as a starter for the Cavaliers, the Ohio native struggled whereas main a vastly totally different offense below first-year coach Tony Elliott and coordinator Des Kitchings.
Armstrong completed with 2,210 passing yards and 7 touchdowns with 12 interceptions in 10 video games. In 2021, he threw for 4,449 yards and 31 touchdowns with 10 interceptions in 11 video games. At N.C. State, Armstrong rejoins offensive coordinator Robert Anae, who directed the Cavaliers’ offense from 2016 to 2021.
Virginia soccer gamers of their ultimate season of eligibility have been granted an additional yr by the NCAA final month, following the on-campus capturing that killed gamers Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry. Armstrong had entered the switch portal earlier than that call was introduced, and a number of other Cavaliers joined him, together with cornerback Fentrell Cypress II, a second-team all-ACC choice. Cypress lately dedicated to Florida State.
Armstrong reportedly thought of Oklahoma State and Wisconsin, faculties that misplaced high-profile passers to the switch portal. In leaving for N.C. State, which final month misplaced sign caller Devin Leary to Kentucky, Armstrong turns into the seventh ACC beginning quarterback to defect from his faculty in latest weeks.
Beyond Armstrong and Leary, that group contains DJ Uiagalelei (Clemson to Oregon State), Phil Jurkovec (Boston College to Pittsburgh), Kedon Slovis (Pittsburgh to BYU), Jeff Sims (Georgia Tech to Nebraska) and Sam Hartman (Wake Forest to Notre Dame).