Veteran school quarterback Mike Wright, who logged begins at Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, has dedicated to play subsequent 12 months at Northwestern, he informed ESPN.
Wright, who enters his closing 12 months of eligibility, provides Northwestern an skilled quarterback who brings 14 profession begins, 11 at Vanderbilt and three at MSU. He has appeared in 38 video games in his profession.
Wright has thrown 24 landing passes, has rushed for 10 extra and has 2,520 profession passing yards. He additionally has accounted for 1,229 speeding yards in his profession.
He’ll give second-year Northwestern head coach David Braun an intriguing choice. Braun introduced in a brand new offensive coordinator, Zach Lujan, who was the FCS Coordinator of the Yr in 2023 at South Dakota State.
“For me, it was about Coach Braun and Coach Lujan,” Wright informed ESPN. “These two guys have been the primary elements.”
Wright will compete for Northwestern’s beginning job with redshirt sophomore Jack Lausch and sixth-year veteran Ryan Hilinski.
Final 12 months’s main starter, switch Ben Bryant, exhausted his eligibility, and backup Brendan Sullivan introduced Wednesday that he has dedicated to Iowa.
Wright famous that his hosts on his go to have been three of Northwestern’s marquee receivers — Calvin Johnson II, Bryce Kirtz and A.J. Henning — and he stated they made him excited to get them the ball.
He added that Lujan’s system adapts to the expertise, which additionally excites him.
“He is the kind of offensive coordinator that adjusts round his gamers,” Wright stated. “Sure offensive coordinators have their system and it’s what it’s. He adjusts his offense to the gamers’ talent set and strengths.”
Northwestern went 8-5 final 12 months and closed the season with 4 straight wins, together with beating Utah within the Las Vegas Bowl.