Everything you wanted to know about Ian Book but were afraid to ask

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5 Things to know about Ian Book

1 — Barely recruited other than on the West Coast, Book initially committed to Washington State in 2015 before flipping to Notre Dame after Mike Sanford was hired as ND’s offensive coordinator and renewed a previous pursuit. Sanford had chased Book while an assistant at Boise State as well.

2 — Book’s Pro Day numbers included 6.7 in the three-cone drill, better than teammates Javon McKinley at receiver and Nick McCloud and Shaun Crawford at defensive back, and his 40-yard dash time of 4.59 seconds was identical to tight end Tommy Tremble’s.

3 — Book registered a trio of five-touchdown passing games in 2019. No other Irish QB has ever recorded even two such games in the same season.

4 — ESPN’s Todd McShay listed Book as the 10th-best quarterback available in this draft, while colleague Mel Kiper placed Book at No. 13.

5 — Book’s older brother, Nolan, was a linebacker at UC Davis, where he graduated from college in three years.

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