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Report: Georgia QB Jaden Rashada to enter NCAA transfer portal

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Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada will enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

Rashada began his college career at Arizona State after a tumultuous recruitment and NIL dispute with Florida coming out of high school. After just one year with the Sun Devils, he transferred to Athens.

Now, he’s on the move again and will look for the third stop of his career.

As a member of the Class of 2023, Rashada was a four-star recruit out of Pittsburg (Calif.) High, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 6 overall prospect in the state, the No. 6 quarterback in the class and the No. 73 overall prospect in the class.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.

That pedigree came with some massive NIL offers, including from the Florida Gators for a four-year and $13.85 million contract.

Rashada very publicly committed to play for Florida before that deal fell through. That left him looking for a new school without the money he believed he would have. In the end, he decided to go to Arizona State for his freshman season.

“It was a pretty crazy point in my life,” Rashada said. “But, man, sometimes all you have is your faith, and you’ve just got to trust God and whatever he has planned for you.”

By the time Rashada got to Arizona State, he was under a microscope and when he did see the field, he played like a freshman. There were flashes of his pedigree but he struggled overall. In three games, he completed 44 of 82 passes for 485 yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions.

Then, he entered the transfer portal and left for Georgia.

“I think I needed this place a lot right now in my life,” Rashada said ahead of the Sugar Bowl. “I needed Georgia specifically.”

Beyond just the chance to play against the team where he publicly had a massive NIL deal not work out, Rashada and Florida have remained tied together publicly in large part thanks to his lawsuit against head coach Billy Napier and a Florida booster over his NIL dispute.

Dan Morrison contributed this report