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While a few teams settled on their starting quarterbacks this spring, the competition continues for many others, including Notre Dame's Tyler Buchner and ...

Texas A&M has the personnel in place to make a push for its first CFP appearance in the next few years. The initial transition has gone well for Nix, who shined during Oregon's spring game, tossing three touchdown passes and opening with a 70-yard completion to Seven McGee. Thompson and Butterfield also showed some promise in Dillingham's offense during spring ball. He competed this spring with Card, who won last year's quarterback competition with Casey Thompson, ultimately lost the top job but then played significant snaps in late-season losses to Iowa State and West Virginia. Card had 590 pass yards with five touchdowns and one interception, but he also took 10 sacks. UNC coach Mack Brown said Criswell and Maye were comparable throughout the spring, as both displayed strong accuracy and threw a touchdown pass in the spring game. Brennan, who had a solid start in 2020 before injuries derailed that season and the next, could be the safest option for Kelly. Nussmeier's excellent spring could change the equation, though, especially if he builds on his performance early in camp. The Wolverines have a solid, stable option in McNamara, who operated a run-centric offense well last fall, passing for 17 touchdowns and six interceptions as Michigan won the Big Ten and reached the CFP. Rated as ESPN's No. 253 overall recruit in 2019, McNamara brings 15 career starts into his fourth season with the Wolverines. The question is whether he can reach another level. Week 1 starter prediction: Buchner. His overall skills and Notre Dame's need for a do-it-all quarterback in a more assertive offense gives the California product the nod. He must absorb the new offense and make some mechanical tweaks to try and recapture the form he displayed in 2019, when he passed for nearly 3,000 yards with 17 touchdowns and only two interceptions, immediately entering the NFL draft radar. He also had to overcome the stigma of playing high school football in Connecticut, not a national hotbed for prospects. "Now that I know the playbook, my role in this team has developed and I have more confidence to hold someone accountable." If Buchner or Pyne separates himself in August, the first-year coach said he will be willing to name a starter. "Sometimes it can be a protection issue that didn't allow us to get our back out, which would have been the flat control, and now we lost part of the route.