Notre Dame will enter its regular-season finale against Stanford with a tight competition at quarterback. At first glance, Jack Coan seems to check most of the boxes as he’s completed more passes, is more accurate and has thrown for both more yards and more touchdowns. He also has thrown fewer interceptions. However, it’s worth noting that his advantages here are not that big, and we could have been talking about a different story if a few plays this season had turned out another way.

The Cardinal’s Tanner McKee might not be quite as good as Coan, but he does have some advantages. He’s averaging more passing yards a game and also has been much more successful at running the ball when he’s needed to. While not the best when it comes to running, the positive net yardage and more rushing touchdowns reflect a bit of success in that area. Coan is anything but a solid runner, and any notions that that would change died a long time ago.