Nathan Peterman article

[The Loaded Italian]

He looks like a good kid...


'No indications' QB Nathan Peterman will transfer from Tennessee
Posted by Brent Sobleski on January 9, 2015, 11:05 PM EST

Nathan Peterman, a four-star recruit in the 2012 class, was supposed to be the future of Tennessee Volunteers football. At the very least, the Fruit Cove, Florida, native was expected to push for a starting position. Instead, the talented signal-caller was never able to work his way into a permanent spot in the lineup during his previous three seasons in Knoxville.
When a highly-regarded recruit doesn't live up to expectations, conversations regarding whether or not he should transfer inevitably take place. However, Peterson, who only started two games during the past two seasons, isn't expected to transfer, according to Tennessee's offensive coordinator.
"Nate and I talk all the time," Mike Bajakian said in an interview with Josh Ward and Will West of The Sports Animal, via the Knoxville News. "He is a part of our program. He is a part of our team. He's done a great job in his role. Again. I can't say enough good things about Nathan Peterman. Just his level of preparation, his knowledge of the offense. He works really hard and is a great presence among his teammates and a great example of how to prepare yourself on the field and how to act off the field."
If the redshirt junior stays, he'll inevitably be stuck behind a burgeoning star in sophomore Josh Dobbs.
Dobbs took the reigns of the offense after Peterman's only start of the season and never looked back. The dual-threat quarterback threw for 1,206 yards and ran for 469 more in only six games.

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Re: Nathan Peterman Article!


Quarterback Nathan Peterman, who played the past three seasons at the University of Tennessee, will transfer to Pitt, begin taking classes in May and join the football team, a source familiar with the situation said Sunday.


Peterman graduated from Tennessee and is immediately eligible to play. He spent the past weekend with Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi and his staff during an official campus visit. A Pitt spokesman declined comment.


While at Tennessee, Peterman forged a relationship with Pitt offensive coordinator Jim Chaney, who held the same position there in 2012.


Narduzzi has been seeking to improve Pitt's depth at quarterback. When Narduzzi arrived Dec. 26, Pitt had only sophomore starter Chad Voytik and freshman Adam Bertke for the position.

Narduzzi has added two players to the mix, including Peterman and Pine-Richland senior Ben DiNucci, who said he will sign a letter of intent Wednesday.


Like Voytik, Peterman has two years of eligibility remaining.


After redshirting in 2012, Peterman, 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, played in 11 games - with two starts - during the past two seasons, completing 20 of 43 passes for 94 yards and two interceptions.


He is taking graduate courses at Tennessee this semester and won't be eligible to participate in Pitt's spring drills that start in March.
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/college/pitt/7687682-74/pitt-peterman-tennessee#ixzz3QfXEf02c

This post was edited on 2/3 3:35 AM by CaptainSidneyReilly

 

[PantherRJ]

Nice praise from his coach. As for his intent to transfer not, that article was written a month ago. Look forward to having the young man in our program to see what he can do.

 

[The Loaded Italian]

I merely copied it to show he was valued. I remember when he came to Knoxville and was very highly touted and performed extremely well in summer camp.