Brandon Wimbush
.jpg) Wimbush (right) with UCF in 2019 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 17, 1996 Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Peter's Prep (NJ) |
| College | Notre Dame (2015–2018)
UCF (2019) |
Brandon Michael Wimbush (born December 17, 1996) is an American business executive and former college football quarterback who played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and UCF Knights. He co-founded the NIL company MOGL in 2020, and is currently the chief of staff for Real American Freestyle.
Early years
[edit]Wimbush, a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, attended St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City.[1] As a senior, he was named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for New Jersey after he completed 192 of 265 passes for 3,187 yards, 37 touchdowns and four interceptions, while rushing for an additional 723 yards and 5 more touchdowns.[2] Wimbush was considered one of the top quarterback recruits in his class and committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.[3]
College career
[edit]Notre Dame
[edit]2015–2016
[edit]As a freshman in 2015, Wimbush appeared in two games as a backup to DeShone Kizer.[4] In 2016, he took a redshirt season.[5]
2017
[edit]With Kizer in the NFL, Wimbush took over as Notre Dame's starting quarterback in 2017 as a redshirt sophomore.[6][7] In his first start for the Fighting Irish, Wimbush threw for 184 yards, two passing touchdowns, and an interception against Temple. He also gained 106 yards on the ground and had a rushing touchdown in the game.[8] Two weeks later, he had 207 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go along with 96 passing yards in a 49–20 victory over Boston College.[9] Wimbush had 110 rushing yards and a career-high 280 passing yards against Wake Forest on November 4.[10] In Notre Dame's bowl game against LSU, Wimbush was benched in the second quarter in favor of backup Ian Book, who led Notre Dame to a come-from-behind victory, 21–17.[11]
2018
[edit]Wimbush again started for Notre Dame in the 2018 season. Although, after a shaky start to the beginning of the season, backup Ian Book took over in Week 4. Wimbush relieved an injured Ian Book against Florida State later in the season in what would be his last game for Notre Dame.[12]
| Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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| 6 ft 0+5⁄8 in (1.84 m) |
222 lb (101 kg) | |||||||||||
| Values from Pro Day[13] | ||||||||||||
College statistics
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| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 17 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 88.6 | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 79 | 1 |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | Redshirted | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 | 136 | 275 | 49.5 | 1,870 | 6.8 | 83 | 16 | 6 | 121.4 | 140 | 804 | 5.7 | 49 | 14 |
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 6 | 4 | 54 | 102 | 52.9 | 719 | 7.0 | — | 4 | 6 | 113.3 | 68 | 356 | 3.8 | — | 1 |
| UCF Knights | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | UCF | 6 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 54.2 | 167 | 7.0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 140.1 | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Career | 26 | 17 | 206 | 406 | 50.7 | 2,623 | 6.5 | 83 | 22 | 12 | 120.1 | 226 | 1,204 | 5.3 | 49 | 16 | |
Professional career
[edit]Wimbush co-founded MOGL in 2020, which helps businesses partner with college athletes around NIL deals.[14] In 2025, he appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[15]
He became the chief of staff for Real American Freestyle in May 2025, a wrestling league co-founded by Hulk Hogan. [16]
References
[edit]- ^ Staples, Andy. "Brandon Wimbush is ready to make Notre Dame fans forget the term '4–8'", Sports Illustrated, March 27, 2017. Accessed August 30, 2017. "With Deshone Kizer headed to the NFL and Malik Zaire headed to another school as a graduate transfer, the fate of the offense—and probably the fate of the jobs of everyone in the executive suite—will be in the hands of the 6’ 1”, 226-pounder from Teaneck, N.J.... As a high-schooler at St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, N.J., Wimbush had marveled at classmates’ parents who had worked their way up to executive positions or had built their own businesses from scratch."
- ^ "Brandon Wimbush named Gatorade State Player of the Year". December 4, 2014. [dead link]
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (October 8, 2014). "Notre Dame lands Brandon Wimbush". ESPN. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ "Notre Dame freshman QB Wimbush could push for more playing time". Fox Sports. September 30, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Litman, Laken (December 21, 2016). "Meet Brandon Wimbush, the guy in line to be Notre Dame's next quarterback". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Skrbina, Paul (April 20, 2017). "Brandon Wimbush embracing new role as Notre Dame's starting QB". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Litman, Laken (August 3, 2017). "Position primer: It's Brandon Wimbush's show for Notre Dame". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ "Wimbush leads Notre Dame to 49–16 victory over Temple". USA Today. Gannett. Associated Press. September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Greenstein, Teddy (September 16, 2017). "Notre Dame's Brandon Wimbush and Josh Adams run over Boston College in 49–20 win". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Pope, LaMond (November 4, 2017). "Notre Dame racks up 710 yards of offense to outlast Wake Forest". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Associated Press (January 1, 2018). "Boykin rallies Notre Dame to Citrus Bowl win over LSU". ESPN. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Woods, David (August 23, 2018). "Notre Dame football: Brandon Wimbush starts, but Ian Book is ready". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Brandon Wimbush College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Armstrong, Megan (March 25, 2022). "MOGL: Student-Athlete Empowerment Takes Flight in the NIL Era". Boardroom. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ^ "Ex-Notre Dame QB Recognized on Forbes 30 Under 30 List". Notre Dame Fighting Irish On SI. February 22, 2025. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Geddes, Nick (May 30, 2025). "Former Notre Dame QB Brandon Wimbush lands prominent role in Hulk Hogan's Real American Freestyle wrestling". On3 Pros. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
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