USC transfers Zachariah, Zion Branch expected to visit Georgia
According to On3’s Pete Nakos, the Branch brothers will take a visit to Georgia. Both Zion Branch and Zachariah Branch will be in Athens in the near future. The two former USC Trojans are a pair of the most coveted prospects in the NCAA transfer portal.
“USC transfers Zachariah and Zion Branch could visit Georgia in the near future, source tells @On3sports,” Nakos said via X. “No date or trip has been finalized.”
Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports was first to report the news.
Zachariah Branch is rated as one of the best players available in the portal. Per the On3 Transfer Portal Industry Rankings, he is the No. 6 overall player and No. 5 when only looking at wide receivers. His brother, Zion, comes in at No. 326 overall and the No. 33 safety.
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At least for Zachariah, he entered the portal with a ‘Do Not Contact Tag.’ Usually pretty telling about where someone wants to end up.
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Zachariah and Zion Branch played high school football at Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman. Zachariah was a Five Star Plus+ prospect and the No. 4 overall player from the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. Zion graduated a year earlier as a four-star prospect and the No. 61-ranked player from the 2022 recruiting cycle.
Status of Georgia QB Carson Beck revealed for CFP
Carson Beck is set to miss the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, as On3’s Pete Nakos first reported. The question for the Georgia quarterback is whether he’ll be able to suit up at all in the postseason after suffering an elbow injury, and it sounds like surgery could be on the table.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Mark Schlabach and Chris Low reported Beck is “exploring surgery options” after suffering the injury in the SEC Championship. He went to throw up one final prayer before halftime against Texas, but got hit as he threw. Gunner Stockton took over the rest of the way and is expected to get the start in the CFP quarterfinals.
On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this report