Hafley on the addition of former Notre Dame QB Phil Jurkovec – 247Sports

Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec transferred to from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this offseason. The 6-4, 230-pounder and former high school All-American quarterback never got the chance to be the starting quarterback in South Bend, but that is expected to change with the Eagles, potentially right away, under new head coach Jeff Hafley.

On Wednesday, the head coach of the Eagles spoke during his conference call about the addition of Jurkovec.

We set out and wanted to find a quarterback to make that room more competitive," said Hafley of Jurkovec hitting the transfer portal. "I think we know we need that. So when he entered the portal, it was very clear to us that we were going to go full speed after Phil, and we did. I watched the high school film. I'm obviously familiar with the area, being at Pitt, so I knew Pine-Richland really, and I knew his coach."

Hafey loved what he saw from Jurkovec, as did the dozens of schools that offered the Pennsylvania native out of high school.

When we watched the high school film, it's one you've got to smile on when you watch it, said Hafley. He's big. He's athletic. He can run. He's strong. He can throw the ball. He's the type of guy that, when he walks in the room, he looks like a quarterback and he has the presence of a quarterback.

Both on and off the field, there are a lot of positives about Jurkovec. He has leadership qualities, he won a ton of games in high school, put up ridiculous numbers, and could be very successful at Boston College if given an opportunity.

Then when we got to know his family, which is going to be so important to us. Just great people, great values, Hafley said. They fit us. In talking to him, it became pretty clear early on in the visit that I think we both felt the same way. We felt he was the right guy for us, and I think he felt we were the right people for him, and he shortly committed. He obviously just entered class, and he's been working out, and it's been awesome to see. I think you guys will really enjoy him. Just try not to ask him too many questions about Notre Dame. But he's a great kid. I think all those guys are really good people. We're excited about him.

So, will Jurkovec be eligible to play right away or will he have to sit out for a season? That remains up in the air, but the transfer waiver is in the works at this time.

I know the waiver will be submitted, and at that point, my hands are kind of tied, and I'll wait, just like you will, to see what happens, and I hope we'll find out sooner than later, said Hafley on Wednesday. Yeah, we'll have a plan. If it works, we'll have a plan, and if it doesn't work, we'll have a plan. We're always going to try to think ahead, and we'll just have to see what happens on that. As soon as we do know anything and we can let you know, I promise we will let you know.

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