Jaden Rashada’s winding football road has taken him back to his home state of California.

The former blue-chip quarterback recruit is transferring to Sacramento State, according to reports by On3 and 247 Sports. Now a redshirt sophomore, Rashada spent last season as a backup at Georgia after playing his freshman season at Arizona State.

A four-star recruit in the 2023 class out of Pittsburg (Calif.) High School, Rashada first committed to Miami before flipping to Florida and signing with the Gators in December 2022. He soon after became embroiled in controversy after one of Florida’s two collectives allegedly reneged on a $1 million NIL payment (part of a reported $13.85-million overall deal), which led him to later sue Gators head coach Billy Napier, a booster and a former football staffer (the case has yet to go to court).

After being released from his letter of intent by Florida, Rashada eventually signed with Arizona State. He played in three games for the Sun Devils in 2023, passing for 485 yards and four touchdowns with three interceptions before entering the transfer portal after the season.

Rashada landed at Georgia, but did not see any action for the Bulldogs in 2024 before leaving the team in early January. He now heads to Sacramento State, an FCS school that is located around 90 miles from his hometown of Liberty, Calif.

Rashada has three years of eligibility remaining. Sacramento State was an FCS playoff team as recently as 2022, but finished 3-9 last season.