Former Florida commit’s drama continues with return to transfer portal

Oct 12, 2024; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Jaden Rashada (10) warms up before a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images

The Jaden Rashada saga continues as the one-time Florida football commit has entered the NCAA transfer portal for the second time in his young collegiate career, leaving the Georgia Bulldogs after one season.

Gator fans likely recognize the name from the 2023 recruiting cycle, when the four-star recruit out of Pittsburg (California) initially committed to Billy Napier and Co., only to back out of the agreement over a failed four-year, $13.85 million NIL deal. Instead, Rashada chose the Arizona State Sun Devils as his initial destination and filed a lawsuit against Napier and others.

“It was a pretty crazy point in my life,” he said at the time. “But, man, sometimes all you have is your faith, and you’ve just got to trust God and whatever he has planned for you.”

Rashada’s years at Arizona State, Georgia

In three games for the Sun Devils as a true freshman, Rashada completed 44 of 82 passes for 485 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions while facing intense scrutiny stretching from the drama of the previous offseason. Subsequently, he chose to enter the transfer portal and landed with the Bulldogs for the 2024 campaign.

This past fall in Athens, Rashada did not see any playing time, but the change of scenery appears to have helped… according to him, at least.

“I think I needed this place a lot right now in my life,” Rashada said ahead of this year’s Sugar Bowl. “I needed Georgia specifically.”

Now, he will once again seek greener pastures through college football’s de facto free agency system. But even after moving on to his third school, Rashada will still have some heavy baggage to tug…
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Author : Gators Wire

Publish date : 2025-01-05 19:38:00

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