Cal lands QB transfer Plummer from Purdue to begin post-Garbers era

Plummer was a three-star recruit coming out of high school in Arizona.

Cal may have found its 2022 starting quarterback in the transfer portal.

Jack Plummer, formerly of Purdue, announced via Twitter on Tuesday that he was joining the Golden Bears. Reports from last month had telegraphed the news of Plummer’s arrival in Berkeley.

The Gilbert, Arizona native appeared in seven games this season for the Boilermakers, completing 87 of 127 attempts for seven touchdowns and no interceptions. He started the first five games of the season before losing the job to eventual second-team all-conference performer Aidan O’Connell.

In his Purdue career, Plummer has completed 64.8 percent of his passes for 3,405 yards, 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He is a graduate transfer after spending four years (one redshirt) at Purdue and has two remaining years of eligibility.

Plummer has significant shoes to fill for Justin Wilcox’s team after Chase Garbers, a four-year starter in Berkeley, announced plans to declare for the NFL Draft in December. Other quarterbacks on the Cal roster who may compete for the starting job are freshmen Kai Millner and Zach Johnson, but neither has thrown a collegiate pass.

Cal’s first conference game could feature a battle between Plummer and his brother, Will, who started for the Wildcats in 2021, though Jaden de Laura, formerly of Washington State, recently announced he’ll transfer to Arizona and could compete for the starting job.

Next chapter! Let’s get it pic.twitter.com/KOpoS5XMZz

— Jack Plummer (@Jackplummer13) January 12, 2022