The Oklahoma Sooners’ road to the Big 12 Championship got a little bit tougher on Wednesday when former five-star quarterback J.T. Daniels announced that he’s transferring to West Virginia. He will be the first five-star quarterback in the school’s history.
The 22-year-old quarterback originally committed to USC coming out of high school in 2018 and transferred to Georgia in 2020. Daniels was QB1 for the Bulldogs in 2021 before getting hurt and losing the starting job to Stetson Bennett.
Daniels is the more physically gifted and talented of the two, but clearly thought a change of scenery is what was best for his playing career as Bennett returns to Georgia for the 2022 season.
Interestingly enough, Daniels played for Mountaineers’ new offensive coordinator Graham Harrell while he was a Trojan. Daniels was easily the best remaining QB in the transfer portal. This is a huge catch for West Virginia, which chose the Mountaineers over Oregon State and Missouri.
Daniels has two years of eligibility remaining. If he can stay healthy, the Mountaineers could make some noise in a top-heavy Big 12 conference.
With [autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag] transferring to OU and Quinn Ewers transferring to Texas, that’s three big-time transfer portal acquisitions by Big 12 schools at the quarterback position.
OU plays West Virginia in Morgantown on November 12. This could shape up to be a gun-slinging primetime matchup. At least we know it’ll be more fun to watch than last season’s 16-13 defensive battle.
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