Former Virginia quarterback Brennan Armstrong will transfer to NC State, reuniting him with his former offensive coordinator, Robert Anae, who was hired by the Wolfpack after spending the 2022 season helping revitalize Syracuse’s offense. Armstrong arrives at NC State as Devin Leary departs for Kentucky after he spent the last five seasons with the Wolfpack. Landing Armstrong marks a major acquisition for NC State as the program comes off a somewhat disappointing 8-5 campaign in 2022.
The Wolfpack struggled to meet preseason expectations, beginning the year ranked No. 13 in the AP top 25 and rising as high as No. 10 amid a 4-0 start before injuries derailed their season. Still, the program is on firm footing under veteran coach Dave Doeren, and with a veteran at quarterback in Armstrong, NC State should boast a formidable offense in 2023.
Armstrong threw for 9,034 yards, a school record, and 58 touchdowns while running for another 20 scores in his tenure at Virginia. The former three-star prospect is originally from Shelby, Ohio, and played sparingly his first two seasons at UVa before taking over as the starter for the last three seasons. He logged game action against NC State once back in 2020 when he completed 6 of 9 passes for 57 yards and two interceptions in a game the Wolfpack won 38-21.
Reuniting with Anae
Anae was Virginia’s offensive coordinator from 2016 to 2021 and helped develop Armstrong into one of the nation’s top passers in the 2021 season. Armstrong set a program record in 2021 with 4,449 passing yards, and also owns numerous single-game, season and career passing records at Virginia.
But when coach Bronco Mendenhall resigned somewhat unexpectedly at the end of the 2021 season, it left Anae and Armstrong in a lurch. Anae wound up at Syracuse, where he helped quarterback Garrett Shrader to a career season in 2022. Armstrong stayed at Virginia and took a step back under first-year coach Tony Elliott as the Cavaliers finished 3-7 and grappled with the horrific late-season tragedy of a shooting that left three players dead.
NC State’s quarterback depth chart
When Leary went down with a season-ending pectoral injury midway through the 2022 campaign, it sparked a game of musical chairs at quarterback for the Wolfpack. Ben Finley, MJ Morris and Jack Chambers all wound up getting significant game reps at the position as injuries continued to rattle the Wolfpack. The…
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