Overview
- The NCAA’s revised rules open a single 15-day winter portal window on Jan. 2 with exceptions for coaching changes and postseason participants.
- Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt is widely reported as likely to enter the portal after skipping the team banquet, with coach Kenny Dillingham publicly wishing him well.
- Multiple quarterbacks plan to enter once the window opens, including Tayven Jackson (UCF), Max Johnson (North Carolina, seeking a seventh year), Dylan Lonergan (Boston College), Kenny Minchey (Notre Dame) and Trey Owens (Texas).
- Industry sources anticipate a deep, high-spending quarterback market spanning established starters, high-profile backups and non-Power Four standouts under current NIL dynamics.
- Key decisions remain unresolved, with uncertainty around Nebraska’s Dylan Raiola and dual NFL-or-transfer considerations for players such as South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers and Cincinnati’s Brendan Sorsby, while players at programs like Iowa State and Arizona State have already announced plans to transfer.