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More than 60% of Power Four quarterbacks were transfers at one point in their career. That percentage has carried over into the College Football Playoff, where five of the eight starters in the quarterfinals — everyone but Gunner Stockton (Georgia), Drew Allar (Penn State) and Maddux Madsen (Boise State) — are former transfers.
So how did their portal recruitments go back in the day? Let’s take a look at how they picked the school they did and who was the runner-up in their processes.
Dillon Gabriel’s college career will be, in part, defined by his two transfer choices.
He spent three years at UCF before entering the portal following the 2021 season. He committed to UCLA reasonably quickly. But then two things happened that changed Gabriel’s path:
1. Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma for USC, eventually taking five-star true freshman starter Caleb Williams with him.
2. New Sooners head coach Brent Venables hired Jeff…
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Author : Chris Hummer
Publish date : 2024-12-28 18:57:00
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