Former No. 1 Qb Commits To Fourth College Football Program

With complete 10,000 assemblage shot players crossed each level successful nan NCAA transportation portal, location were rather a fewer names that fans were acquainted with.

In statement pinch a communal inclination complete nan past fewer years, a slew of erstwhile five-star quarterbacks entered their names into nan transportation portal. The dense hitters included names for illustration DJ Lagway (Baylor), Deuce Knight (Ole Miss) and Husan Longstreet (LSU).

While those 3 quarterbacks are looking for an opportunity to person a clear way to nan section aliases revive their respective careers pinch a caller start, not each erstwhile five-star backmost is nan same.

As revealed connected Friday, ESPN's No. 1 wide enlistee successful nan 2023 class, Malachi Nelson, announced that he'd beryllium committing to Syracuse.

For Nelson, nan move not only marks a return to nan Power 4 level, but it besides marks nan 4th schoolhouse of his assemblage shot career.

As a recruit, Nelson was committed to play for Lincoln Riley while he was still astatine Oklahoma. Once Riley bolted for nan USC job, Nelson flipped his committedness to nan Trojans successful November of 2021. Unfortunately for nan Southern California native, a enarthrosis wounded connected his non-throwing limb led to him being down successful workouts, and yet led to him falling connected nan extent chart.

With Riley known for bringing successful transportation portal quarterbacks, Nelson opted to leave,

He sought retired a clear way to nan field, landing astatine Boise State up of nan 2024 season. He was beaten retired by Maddux Madsen, who, on pinch Ashton Jeanty, led nan squad to nan College Football Playoff. With Madsen returning successful 2025, Nelson ended up astatine UTEP.

Nelson won nan Miners' starting backmost domiciled astatine nan opening of nan year, but recovered himself benched successful favour of Skyler Locklear.

In his lone twelvemonth successful El Paso, Nelson threw for 1,163 yards pinch 8 touchdowns and 9 interceptions, while completing 54.7% of his passes.

He marks nan 3rd transportation backmost that nan Orange person added, arsenic they besides brought successful Danny Lauter from Georgetown and Amari Odom from Kennesaw State.

While Nelson has yet to show he tin consistently nutrient astatine nan FBS level, he did person a crippled against Louisiana-Monroe successful which he threw for 404 yards and 3 touchdowns. Odom is nan apt favourite to triumph nan backmost conflict for nan Orange, but considering Brown started a erstwhile blue-chip lacrosse enlistee who was a walk-on, it's clear anyone has a chance if they gain it.