Report: QB Phil Jurkovec transfers to Pitt following Kedon Slovis announcement
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Pittsburgh Panthers football reportedly lost and gained a new quarterback within a four-hour timespan.
ESPN's Pete Thamel is reporting Phil Jurkovec, Boston College QB, and former Pine-Richland High School standout, is transferring to the University of Pittsburgh.
Transfer quarterback Phil Jurkovec tells ESPN that he’s committed to transfer to Pitt. He informed the Pitt coaching staff today. Jurkovec both returns home and reunites with his former OC from BC, Frank Cignetti Jr. pic.twitter.com/2rtZDh02kx
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 5, 2022
Jurkovec has one year of eligibility remaining.
One year removed from an ACC Championship and a top-15 spot in the final AP poll, the Panthers are on their way to the Sun Bowl, but they will be without their top-signal caller.
According to Thamel, Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis is entering the transfer portal.
Sources: Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal. pic.twitter.com/KD56xWsA1w
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 5, 2022
Thamel also reports that he will not be playing in the Sun Bowl for the Panthers' matchup against the UCLA Bruins.
Slovis' tenure in Pittsburgh did not go according to plan. He was a standout at USC his freshman year, throwing for over 3,500 yards and 30 touchdowns. His next two years saw a dip in production, causing the QB to enter the transfer portal, finding his way to the Steel City.
Pitt fans were hoping Slovis would find that success and to find an heir apparent to Steelers QB Kenny Pickett, but he only threw for 10 touchdowns, and 2,397 yards in the air.
As of this report, the starting quarterback going into the Sun Bowl would be the current backup, Nate Yarnell. Pitt will already be without the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, Calijah Kancey, who is nursing an injury.