Patrick Towles is just the latest fifth-year quarterback to defect to the ACC for one last go-round. The former Kentucky quarterback recently completed his first spring with Boston College and is locked in a position battle with redshirt sophomore Darius Wade, who is returning from ankle surgery.
But what else is Towles up against when it comes to graduate transfer quarterbacks in the ACC? Let’s take a look at recent league cases:
Nate Peterman, 2015 Pitt: Peterman unseated incumbent Panthers starter Chad Voytik after two games, connecting with a familiar face in offensive coordinator Jim Chaney, who had coached Peterman at Tennessee.