The starting quarterback position at Notre Dame appears to be Malik Zaire's to lose as Everett Golson announced his intention to transfer.

According to ESPN, Golson will be able to transfer without penalty since he graduated this semester. Golson played two seasons at Notre Dame, but lost a year of eligibility to a season-long suspension for "poor academic judgment."

"I would like to thank everyone at Notre Dame for the opportunity to compete at the highest level of college football but most importantly to obtain my degree from one of the finest universities in the country," he said in a statement. "To all the Fighting Irish fans I want to thank you for the support over the past four years and let you know I truly love Notre Dame! To my former teammates, who I will miss tremendously, I wish much success in the future and will be your biggest fan from afar."

Sources told ESPN Golson has not chosen his destination, but will have the pick of playing out his final season with top programs like Alabama, LSU, Florida, Florida State and Texas.

In his junior season, Golson led Notre Dame to a 6-0 start, but the team finished their season going 1-5, culminating in a 49-14 loss to USC in which he was benched in favor of Zaire. Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly thanked Golson for his time in the program and expressed "supreme confidence" in Zaire.

"We, of course, have approached our preparations for the upcoming season with this possibility in mind," he said in a statement. "The emergence of Malik Zaire, based on his performance in the Music City Bowl win over LSU and throughout spring practice, has given our staff supreme confidence that he can lead our team to great success in 2015."