Rated a three-star by the recruiting (…)[jwplayer YqxzKhaV-XNcErKyb] It was a devastating blow last offseason, when Michigan’s starting right tackle for the final handful of games (…)[jwplayer WN1qUCzS-XNcErKyb] Could Big Ten football be coming much sooner than anticipated? Latest on Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Brandon Peters including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN He entered the transfer portal in May, less than two years after it looked like he had a clear path to take over as Michigan's full-time starter toward the end of 2017.
Before Peters took the field for that game, though, Michigan had already secured a commitment from Patterson — who transferred in and won immediate eligibility. Brandon Peters will stay in the Big Ten and could see his former team as early as this season. Now Brandon Peters will explore his options in the NCAA transfer portal. Once a starter at Michigan, quarterback Brandon Peters saw his reps decline sharply as a junior, with the addition of Shea Patterson to the program.
Peters' new squad, Illinois, will host Michigan on Oct. 12. Peters went 20 of 44 for 182 yards and two picks in the bowl game before losing out to Patterson the following fall. In February 2016, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh compared Peters to Andrew Luck, noting that "I saw a lot of similar things in Brandon—a natural player, not over-coached or over-mechanized." Peters, then a redshirt freshman, started three regular season games that year in place of a struggling John O'Korn (who replaced an injured Wilton Speight). A former 4-star prospect from Avon, Ind., Peters was Jim Harbaugh's first quarterback commit at Michigan (Alex Malzone committed to Brady Hoke) when he committed to the Wolverines on April 5, 2015. While the 2020 fall season was postponed, it (…)[jwplayer WN1qUCzS-XNcErKyb] As we do every Thursday, answering all of your Michigan football questions, even many of the hypothetical (…)[jwplayer 5MppT71b-XNcErKyb] This has been coming down the pike for some time, but it’s still not an ideal situation for the maize and (…)[jwplayer 6z0Qmwig-XNcErKyb] 247Sports has long been high on one of Michigan’s prized 2021 commits in Fresno (CA) Central East four-star (…)[jwplayer SDAarnTu-XNcErKyb] It doesn’t matter if you’re a veteran, a rookie or somewhere in between, you can be a standout in fall camp if (…)
Rivers was the only returning quarterback on the roster with starting experience. Former Chicago Bears/Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith continues to pull top talent out of the NCAA transfer portal, this time landing a formerly prominent Wolverine.Just one day after adding its third former USC Trojan in WR Josh Imatorhebhe, Illinois added former Army All-American and former four-star quarterback Brandon Peters, who started for the latter half of the 2017 season in a winged helmet.Peters announced his commitment to the Illini via Instagram.Peters was once seen as the quarterback of the future for Michigan, having taken over in his redshirt freshman year after backup quarterback John O’Korn struggled in replacement of starter Wilton Speight — who was lost for the season with three broken vertebrae in Week Four of 2017. He enrolled early at Michigan in January 2016. There’s no indication of where Peters will play. In six appearances in 2017, Peters threw for 672 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions with a 52.8 percent completion rate.
McCaffrey maintained his position, and Peters made just two passing attempts in 2018, with one being an interception in the endzone against Nebraska.With his degree in hand, Peters will be eligible immediately. Former Chicago Bears/Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Lovie Smith continues to pull top talent out of the NCAA transfer portal, this time landing a formerly prominent Wolverine. Former Michigan quarterback and top-100 recruit Brandon Peters …
After a slow start from John O'Korn, Peters threw for 124 yards and a touchdowns in the 35-14 win. Brandon Peters, who became the starting quarterback for Michigan late in the 2017 season, not surprisingly has placed his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Peters missed a regular-season ending loss to Ohio State but returned to start the Outback Bowl vs. South Carolina. It’s been an offseason full of uncertainty under center, and Illinois just added another wrinkle to the mix.