Former Auburn QB T.J. Finley back in transfer portal

Former Auburn QB T.J. Finley back in transfer portal

Quarterback T.J. Finley is back in the NCAA transfer portal, seeking perhaps his fourth school in five years.

Finley signed with LSU out of high school in 2020 and spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons at Auburn before transferring last season to Texas State, where he passed for 3,439 yards and 24 touchdowns and helped the Bobcats to their first-ever bowl game. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

Finley announced his decision to re-enter the portal via Instagram on Tuesday, with the caption “Thank you Texas State! Business is business!”

Texas State quarterback T.J. Finley announced Tuesday he is re-entering the NCAA transfer portal. (Instagram screengrab)Creg Stephenson/[email protected]

Texas State got a commitment on Monday from former Arizona quarterback Jayden de Laura. Finley had announced last week he was headed back to Texas State for the 2024 season, but apparently was caught off-guard by de Laura’s arrival.

The 6-foot-7, 255-pound Finley passed for 941 yards and five touchdowns in five games as a true freshman at LSU in 2020. He started five games in 2021 at Auburn amid injuries to Bo Nix, passing for 827 yards and six touchdowns with one interception.

Finley started Auburn’s 2022 season opener vs. Mercer after Nix transferred to Oregon, but came off the bench behind Robby Ashford in the next three games before sitting out the rest of the season and taking a redshirt year. He started all 13 games at Texas State this past season.