One of the more surprising portal entries of the 2024-25 window came on Thursday as former starting Georgia quarterback Carson Beck has entered his name into the database and will be looking for a new home in 2025.
Beck originally declared for the 2025 NFL Draft after injuring the UCL in his throwing elbow in the first half of the SEC Championship Game. He missed the the Bulldogs’ College Football Playoff game against Notre Dame and recently had surgery to repair the injury.
Now, the two-time national champion will become the hottest available name in the portal, and three teams are already seen as potential landing spots for the veteran signal-caller.
The big-spending Miami Hurricanes are prepared to pay top dollar for Cam Ward’s successor, but a Big 12 team is in the mix, too, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.
Texas Tech currently has the No. 1 overall transfer class in this cycle, per On3’s rankings, and adding Beck to their list of additions would serve as the ultimate cherry on top.
The Red Raiders’ class is currently comprised of 17 incoming players, seven of which are listed as four-star additions.
The transfer portal officially opened on Monday, December 9, 2024, and will remain open until Saturday, December 28, with an exception for players on teams who play bowl games after the window closes. According to NCAA data, 2,273 FBS football players entered the transfer portal in 2023-24 school year, with 1,558 (68.5%) undergraduates and 715 (31.5%) graduate transfers. Of the entrants, 57% reported that they enrolled in another school, 8% withdrew their names from the portal, and 35% are still active, transferred to a non-NCAA school, or left their sport.
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