Rutgers' quarterback competition just got a lot more interesting.

TCU quarterback Zach Allen announced on Wednesday afternoon that he will be transferring to Rutgers. Allen has two years of eligibility remaining and as a graduate transfer he will be eligible to play immediately.

After a long process of decision making, I have decided that I want to play football at Rutgers! I'm excited to enroll and compete. — Zach Allen (@ZachAllen_12) June 8, 2016

The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Allen only saw action at quarterback in one game in his three years at TCU. A three-star recruit from Temple, Tex., Allen redshirted in 2013 before serving as a backup quarterback in 2014. He completed 2-of-2 passes for 17 and a two-yard rush against Texas Tech in his lone appearance at quarterback in 2014.

Allen moved to wide receiver last season and caught one pass for eight yards. He served as the team's holder on extra points and field goals for the past two years.

Despite his lack of playing time, Allen may prove to be a better fit for the power spread offense Rutgers will run under new coach Chris Ash. Considered a dual-threat quarterback, Allen, who visited Rutgers last weekend, threw for 2,175 yards and rushed for 941 yards in his senior year of high school.

Redshirt juniors Chris Laviano and Hayden Rettig finished spring practice even in the battle to win Rutgers' starting quarterback job. Laviano started 11 games last season, completing 60.9 percent of his passes for 2,247 yards, 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Rettig completed 56 percent of his passes for 233 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in five games.

Ash made it clear that he wasn't satisfied with the quarterback play during spring practice. It's unlikely that Ash would have added Allen if the transfer wasn't expected to compete for the starting job.

Rutgers currently has six scholarship quarterbacks: Allen, Laviano, Rettig, redshirt sophomore Giovanni Rescigno, redshirt freshman Mike Dare and true freshman Tylin Oden.

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