With a full quarterback room headlined by Ohio State transfer Quinn Ewers, Casey Thompson felt it was in his best interest to enter the NCAA transfer portal on Friday.
Thompson sat through the Sam Ehlinger era, and received meaningless snaps every once in a while, but really burst onto the scene when Ehlinger went down in the Alamo Bowl against Colorado. He would throw four touchdowns, while completing 80% of his passes in the win. It gave Texas and their fans hope for the future.
Things did not go according to plan, as Thompson was beat out by redshirt freshman Hudson Card for the starting job prior to the 2021 season. He would later retain it, only to struggle mightily losing six straight games after he won his first three starts against lesser opponents.
While there were some very poor throws and decisions made along the way, Thompson’s play really took a decline after he injured his throwing hand against Oklahoma. He was unable to grip the ball correctly, and lost a ton of velocity and accuracy.
Unsurprisingly to most, Thompson decided that entering the transfer portal was the best move for his future, which quite frankly makes sense with the signings of Quinn Ewers and Maalik Murphy.
While his time as a Longhorn didn’t end how he would have liked, he still has the skillset and capabilities to play elsewhere at a high level. Here are the schools that I think make the most sense for Thompson to transfer to.