Former Patriots QB to Coach at His Alma Mater
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We didn’t see much of Trace McSorley here in New England, and it appears that after a couple of stints elsewhere, he’s heading back to where he started.
The school announced the hiring of McSorley earlier this week, with the former Penn State quarterback set to be come the assistant QB coach at the University.
McSorley played three seasons for the school from 2016-2018, and was selected originally by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round (197th overall) back in 2019. He was signed by the Patriots in April of 2023, reuniting him with former Penn State head coach, Bill O’Brien, who had rejoined New England that offseason as the club’s offensive coordinator.
The Patriots had Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe at quarterback that preseason, with McSorley having come into that training camp competing for a spot on that depth chart. However, McSorley never seemed to put up much of a fight and he was released at the end of August, having seen limited playing time that preseason, where he completed just 1-of-4 (25%) for 4 yards, including two sacks.
He ultimately lost out to undrafted free agent Malik Cunningham, who put together enough on film that the Patriots kept him as their third quarterback until the Ravens signed him off New England’s practice squad that December. The former Louisville standout has remained there playing behind Lamar Jackson ever since.
For now, while one chapter has closed, another one appears to be just getting started for McSorley. He’ll start getting to work with current Nittany Lions QB coach Danny O’Brien as he begins what will hopefully be a more successful career in coaching in the coming years.
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