quarterback Adrian Martinez Nov 5, 2022; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats quarterback Adrian Martinez (9) drops back to pass during the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports

Quarterback Adrian Martinez seemed to be in college football forever but he’s finally moving on to the professional leagues. On Tuesday, Martinez was selected by the New Jersey Generals as the 15th overall pick in the 2023 USFL college draft.

The move is especially interesting given who his new head coach will be. Martinez ended his college career with Kansas State but was initially the quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers for four seasons beforehand.

The year before Martinez arrived in Lincoln, Mike Riley was fired as the head coach of the Huskers. The quarterback was one of the centerpieces of Scott Frost’s 2018 recruiting class afterward.

The fact that these two former Cornhuskers will be reunited in New Jersey got a lot of people in the football world wondering.

The Generals finished the inaugural regular season of the new USFL with a 9-1 record, tied for tops in the league. They were upset in the first round of the playoffs, however, and had to watch the Birmingham Stallions win the league championship. However, Riley was named USFL Coach of the Year.

It’ll be interesting to see if Martinez can crack through and get some playing time this season with the Generals. Last year, quarterback Luis Perez and De’Andre Johnson split time as the signal-caller for the team.

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