Brandon Michael Wimbush (born December 17, 1996) is an American business executive and former college football quarterback who played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and UCF Knights. He co-founded the NIL company MOGL in 2020, and is currently the chief of staff for Real American Freestyle.
Early life Wimbush, a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, attended St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City.Staples, Andy. "Brandon Wimbush is ready to make Notre Dame fans forget the term '4–8'", Sports Illustrated, March 27, 2017. Accessed August 30, 2017. "With Deshone Kizer headed to the NFL and Malik Zaire headed to another school as a graduate transfer, the fate of the offense—and probably the fate of the jobs of everyone in the executive suite—will be in the hands of the 6’ 1”, 226-pounder from Teaneck, N.J.... As a high-schooler at St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, N.J., Wimbush had marveled at classmates’ parents who had worked their way up to executive positions or had built their own businesses from scratch." As a senior, he was named the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for New Jersey after he completed 192 of 265 passes for 3,187 yards, 37 touchdowns and four interceptions, while rushing for an additional 723 yards and 5 more touchdowns. Wimbush was considered one of the top quarterback recruits in his class and committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football.
College career
Notre Dame
2015–2016 As a freshman in 2015, Wimbush appeared in two games as a backup to DeShone Kizer. In 2016, he took a redshirt season.
2017 With Kizer in the NFL, Wimbush took over as Notre Dame's starting quarterback in 2017 as a redshirt sophomore. In his first start for the Fighting Irish, Wimbush threw for 184 yards, two passing touchdowns, and an interception against Temple. He also gained 106 yards on the ground and had a rushing touchdown in the game. Two weeks later, he had 207 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns to go along with 96 passing yards in a 49–20 victory over Boston College. Wimbush had 110 rushing yards and a career-high 280 passing yards against Wake Forest on November 4. In Notre Dame's bowl game against LSU, Wimbush was benched in the second quarter in favor of backup Ian Book, who led Notre Dame to a come-from-behind victory, 21–17.
2018 Wimbush again started for Notre Dame in the 2018 season. Although, after a shaky start to the beginning of the season, backup Ian Book took over in Week 4. Wimbush relieved an injured Ian Book against Florida State later in the season in what would be his last game for Notre Dame.
College statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg Lng TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg Lng TD 2015 Notre Dame 2 0 3 5 60.0 17 3.4 9 0 0 88.6 7 96 13.7 79 1 2016 Notre Dame 0 0 Redshirted 2017 Notre Dame 12 12 136 275 49.5 1,870 6.8 83 16 6 121.4 140 804 5.7 49 14 2018 Notre Dame 6 4 54 102 52.9 719 7.0 — 4 6 113.3 68 356 3.8 — 1 2019 UCF 6 1 13 24 54.2 167 7.0 30 2 0 140.1 11 48 4.4 32 0 Career 26 17 206 406 50.7 2,623 6.5 83 22 12 120.1 226 1,204 5.3 49 16
Professional career Wimbush co-founded MOGL in 2020, which helps businesses partner with college athletes around NIL deals. In 2025, he appeared on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
He became the chief of staff for Real American Freestyle in May 2025, a wrestling league co-founded by Hulk Hogan.
References
External links
Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio