Ex-Badgers QB Nick Evers named starter at UConn

Evers will start the season as Connecticut's QB1.

Wisconsin quarterback Nick Evers takes part in practice outside of Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin as coach Luke Fickell watches on Saturday April 13, 2024. Evers announced his intention to transfer from Wisconsin later that day. / Mark Stewart / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

UConn has named former Wisconsin Badger Nick Evers as its starting quarterback for the season-opener against Maryland.

Coach Jim Mora has his guy!

Nick Evers has been officially named the QB for UConn against Maryland pic.twitter.com/Ero75P93mL

— Storrs Central (@StorrsCentral) August 27, 2024

Evers was not in Madison for long, but he was a high-profile transfer in 2022 when he joined Luke Fickell at Wisconsin. As a former four-star recruit in the high school class of 2022, many thought that he could be the long-term future at the position for the Badgers.

As a sign of modern college football, Evers is at his third school in three seasons after looking like a future difference-maker at programs like Oklahoma or Wisconsin.

Former UCLA, Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons head coach Jim Mora is entering his third-season at UConn and he will look to turn around the program with Nevers under center.