Quarterback Tyler Murphy has transferred from Florida to Boston College. (AP)
Boston College on Wednesday announced that former Florida quarterback Tyler Murphy has enrolled at Boston College and will be eligible to play next season as a fifth-year graduate transfer.
Murphy, a native of Wethersfield, Conn., was recruited to Florida by current BC coach Steve Addazio when Addazio was an assistant for the Gators.
Murphy appeared in seven games, starting six, for the Gators in 2013, completing 60.5 percent of his passes while throwing for 1,216 yards and six touchdowns with five interceptions. He did not start the final three games due to a sprained right shoulder.
Murphy is expected to compete for the starting job with highly regarded freshman Darius Wade, who has enrolled midyear, as well as senior Josh Bordner (who backed up graduating senior Chase Rettig in ’13) and sophomore James Walsh.
The Eagles announced a handful of other midyear enrollees, including offensive lineman Ian Silberman (another fifth-year player who is transferring from Florida) and four other freshmen: offensive lineman Jon Baker (from Millis), defensive back Allen Dawson, defensive end Harold Landry and defensive back Isaac Yiadom.
BC went 7-6 this past season, Addazio’s first in Chestnut Hill, after going 2-10 the previous year.