MM 6.25: Former Maryland football QB Max Bortenschlager transfers to FIU

Maryland football’s Max Bortenschlager will taking his talents and the rest of his college eligibility to South Beach, as the quarterback has officially transferred to Florida International University, according to Underdog Dynasty’s Eric Henry.

Bortenschlager will join head coach Butch Davis and the Panthers as a grad transfer for the 2020-21 season and will be immediately eligible with two seasons of eligibility remaining. With their starting quarterback from a season ago, James Morgan, having left for the NFL, Bortenschlager is expected to compete for the starting job.

Bortenschlager appeared in 19 games for the Terps over his first three seasons in College Park, throwing for 1,522 yards with 11 touchdowns to five interceptions. He saw most of his playing time during the 2017 season, in which he started eight games as Tyrrell Pigrome and Kasim Hill both dealt with injuries.

But season-ending injuries of his own in both 2018 and 2019 limited Bortenschlager to just three appearances after that point, with his announcement that he was entering the transfer portal coming on Jan. 27. Following Bortenschlager’s transfer, the remaining quarterbacks on the roster are Taulia Tagovailoa, Josh Jackson, Lance LeGendre, and Eric Najarian.

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