Even with a new programme, Chubba Purdy is still going to the Mountain West.
The 22-year-old quarterback, the brother of 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, initially made a transfer portal commitment to San Jose State for the 2024 campaign. He did, however, declare on Monday that he had switched his devotion to Nevada on X, the former Twitter platform.
He is the fifth transfer portal pickup for the Wolfpack this season under new head coach Jeff Choate. The decision comes after San Jose State head coach Brent Brennan left the program to take the same position at Arizona.
Purdy has been around the block on the collegiate football landscape. He began his career at Florida State before transferring to Nebraska ahead of the 2022 season. He spent two seasons there before electing to transfer to San Jose State in January.
Instead, he will now be going to help revitalize a Nevada program that struggled in 2023. The Wolf Pack went 2-10 last season, with the only wins coming against New Mexico and San Diego State. It was the second consecutive below .500 season for the Wolf Pack, and the program will hope Purdy can change that.
While he has never served an entire season as a team’s starter, he has seen action in the last four collegiate seasons. He has thrown for 846 yards with six touchdowns and seven interceptions during the four seasons. This has all come within a major conference program, so the hope is that he can excel against Group of Five competition.
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