Like it or not, the transfer portal has changed the game of college football forever. “Free agency” has finally hit the sport, causing lots of change all over the country.
The Big 12 conference as a whole is seeing lots of turnover at the quarterback position due to transfers and graduation. Expect at least six out of ten teams to have new starters next year.
Oklahoma’s freshman phenom Caleb Williams appears out the door, Texas’ Casey Thompson entered the portal in response to Quinn Ewers transferring in, and Kansas State brought longtime Nebraksa starter, Adrian Martinez.
Baylor and Oklahoma State are expected to return their starting quarterbacks after 12 win seasons. Other schools will have quarterback competitions during spring practice and fall camp.
It will be interesting to see how things shake up between now and next fall as more moves are likely to come.
Here is a current projection of each Big 12 team’s 2022 starting quarterback: