Has Rutgers found its starting quarterback for 2017?

Wednesday, Louisville graduate transfer Kyle Bolin announced he has committed to the Scarlet Knights. A 6-3, 215-pound pro-style quarterback, with one year to play one, Bolin is immediately eligible to compete for Rutgers in 2017.

I'm proud to say my next home will be at Rutgers University. #TheHunt is on. — Kyle Bolin (@newballcoach_kb) April 26, 2017

Rutgers earned Bolin's pledge over a number of schools in contention, including Texas, Cincinnati, Northern Illinois, Southern Miss and Western Michigan.

He is a welcomed addition to a team with only one healthy scholarship quarterback going into the summer.

"Gio (Rescigno) is coming out of spring, the No. 1 quarterback," said Ash, the day of the spring game. "I mean, we've only got two of them right now. But Johnathan Lewis will be here in the fall, and definitely will be here to compete. Between those two guys, and we'll see what else happens at the quarterback position, but definitely, those two guys will be here, and they will be in complete, open competition to see who ends up winning the job by the time we play."

Freshman quarterback Johnathan Lewis arrives at Rutgers this summer. And although possible, it's unfair to expect the 18-year old to take over right out of the gate.

Rutgers' quarterback room had already began to strengthen with the addition of former Hillsborough quarterback Robert Nittolo, who recently committed to walking-on to the team, following the defection of Tennessee native Tylin Oden.

And things only continued to worsen as another graduate transfer, Zach Allen from TCU, recently went down with a spring-ending ACL tear.

The addition of Bolin adds a seasoned veteran, highly-recruited out of high school, who could have a huge impact in his one remaining year of eligibility.

According to 247Sports.com, Bolin was rated a four-star recruit and the nation's No. 321 prospect out of Lexington (Ky.) Catholic in 2013, who picked the Cardinals over offers from Cincinnati and Illinois.

Meanwhile, schools like Tennessee, Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss also showed interest prior to his pledge.

Bolin brings over 2,000 passing yards and 13 TDs (10 INTs) worth of Power 5 experience to a team which lacks quarterback depth and seeks cohesion as an offensive unit.

Bolin visited Rutgers this past weekend for the spring game, where he was hosted by Scarlet Knight and close friend Ross Douglas, who transferred to Rutgers from Michigan last Summer.

Bolin isn't just expected to add competition to the room, but could serve as a stop gap for the team famished at the position.

A three-year contributor at Louisville set to graduate in May, Bolin even started five games in 2015 prior to the emergence of last season's Heisman trophy winner Lamar Jackson.

With Jackson set to return for his junior year and sophomore Jawon Pass with a stronghold on the primary back-up role, the writing was on the wall for Bolin who sat out of Louisville's spring game and announced earlier this month his intentions to transfer.

In 17 career games as a Cardinal, Bolin completed 141-of-242 pass attempts for 2,104 yards and 13 scores.

He boasts more of a pro-style skill-set, but should fit well into Jerry Kill's version of the pro/spread hybrid. Kill's openness to adjust the offense to the strengths of the personnel should bode well for infusing Bolin's gunslinger style into what Rutgers plans to do offensively.

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