WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University football team is less than two weeks away from its season opener when the Hoyas play host to Marist on September 4 at Cooper Field. As the squad works hard in preseason camp, GUHoyas.com will take an in-depth look at each of the team's position groups, with this edition featuring the quarterbacks.
 
"The quarterback room at Georgetown is deep, but inexperienced," said Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach Rob Spence. "Joseph Brunell provides key experience from 2019 and is the senior that sets the tone for a room full of talent. It will be fun to see how this group will emerge in the future."
 
The position is the deepest its been in recent years, with seven quarterbacks suiting up during preseason camp. Leading the way is Joseph Brunell, who is returning for a fifth season on the Hilltop. He is joined by seniors Lorenzo Linsey and Jack Elliott as well as juniors Pierce Holley and Tyler Knoop who all bring valuable experience and leadership to the group. Additionally, sophomore Connor Katz and freshman Dorian Nowell will look to make an immediate impact in their first season in a Hoya uniform.  
 
Returners

• Brunell appeared in eight games as a junior in 2019, passing for 607 yards and three touchdowns.
• He passed for 146 yards and rushed for the game-clinching touchdown in the fourth quarter against Columbia to reclaim the Lou Little Trophy.
• Linsey has appeared in five games in his career, completing two passes for 14 yards and rushing for 24 yards.
• Elliott has not seen game action on the Hilltop, but was a three-year starter in high school and an all-league selection as a senior.
• Holley, who saw action in one game as a freshman in 2019, passed for more than 5,000 yards and 44 touchdowns in high school, including school records for passing yards (3,186) and passing touchdowns (28) as a senior.
• Knoop did not see game action as a freshman, but was a two-time all-state selection and district offensive MVP in high school, holding his school records for career passing yards, single season touchdown passes and passing yards.

 
New Faces

• Katz enters his first season in a Hoya uniform after an illustrious high school career where, as a dual-threat quarterback, he passed for 2,890 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed for 1,370 yards and 14 touchdowns in his three years as a starter.
• Nowell arrives on the Hilltop passing for 3,700 yards and 28 touchdowns in high school, including 1,600 yards as a senior.

 
The Hoyas open the 2021 season on September 4 when the Blue & Gray welcomes Marist to Cooper Field. Georgetown will play five home games this fall, including three Patriot League matchups and a nonconference tilt against Harvard (September 18). The squad will also travel to Columbia on September 25, looking to keep the Lou Little Trophy after an exciting 24-10 victory in 2019.