Is he transferring because he's not good enough to be the starter at Notre Dame?

General belief among most ND fans is that he would have stayed had he been assured of the starting job. He was not, it was stated as still an ongoing competition with many thinking he would either lose that competition or it would become a platoon position. Golson thinks he still has NFL dreams, and could lose a college job and still dream that, so he will look to go were he will both get exposure and be all but promised the starts.

As to his abilities, he has proven capable of beating anyone on any given day. The down side of that is anyone includes his own team. He has shown the ability to make big plays over and over, and the ability to make the same mistakes over and over. He gets rattled at times, and that is exactly what happened to him an ND this last year, he went into deer in the headlights mode too many times.

What he will do with a coach that holds him accountable instead of trying to coddle him and protect him from competition is anyone's guess, but the fact he is running from internal competition at ND is a bad sign for him and whoever takes him.

If it is a school with playoff aspirations I would not entertain taking him. If it is team who needs a one year boost in competitiveness, those schools will probably be happy with what they get.