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Who is Tyler Buchner? Meet college football QB and Notre Dame lacrosse player

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Tyler Buchner is a two -sport athlete at Notre Dame who plays football and lacrosse.

The San Diego native was a quarterback turned wide receiver for football and is part of the midfield unit for the Irish 's lacrosse team.

Buchner was a four -star recruit and the No. 11 quarterback in the 2021 recruiting class according to 247Sports.com 's 247Sports Composite rankings.

He played three games as Notre Dame football's starting quarterback in his sophomore year before leaving for Alabama .

Buchner announced he'd be a walk-on wide receiver at Notre Dame in May 2024 .

Buchner was lured to Alabama by "opportunities that glistened like gold in the Southern sun," Buchner wrote in a lengthy letter to Notre Dame fans.

"It took a season away to realize what I had and why I loved Notre Dame ," he said in the letter.