Steven Duncan won’t be piloting Western Kentucky’s offense next season.
The quarterback, who was a redshirt junior in 2019, announced Monday on Twitter that he had entered the NCAA Transfer Portal with plans to graduate from WKU in May and transfer elsewhere for his final two seasons of eligibility.
Named the Hilltoppers’ starting quarterback by Coach Tyson Helton on Aug. 20, 2019 and starting the team’s first three games against FCS program Central Arkansas, Florida International and Louisville, Duncan suffered a season-ending injury in the game against UofL and was granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA back on March 30.
Now, the favorite to be Western's starter in 2020 is searching for a new home.
Duncan, the 6-foot-4, 230-pounder, completed 70-of-119 passes for 790 yards, five touchdowns and four interceptions in his three starts a season ago. He played in 13 total games at WKU, throwing for 1,863 yards, 14 TDs and 11 INTs and rushing for 203 yards and three scores.
With Duncan departing, WKU's quarterback room heading into the 2020 season now features redshirt senior Sean McCormack, redshirt junior Davis Shanley, redshirt sophomore Kevaris Thomas and incoming freshmen Darius Ocean and Grady Robison.