Robert McDaniel transfer: Major new development emerges on report of UCLA QB entering portal

UCLA quarterback Robert McDaniel is at practice Tuesday, according to Ben Bolch. He reportedly did not tell the staff anything about entering the transfer portal, despite additional reports.

Initially, McDaniel was reportedly planning on entering the NCAA transfer portal, per Bruin Report Online. Following the departure of Joey Aguilar to Tennessee, amid Nico Iamaleava and brother Madden transferring in, the UCLA QB room was ready for another shakeup.

But seemingly McDaniel is sticking around, at least for now. We’ll see how the room develops and transitions as we get closer to the summer.

Now, McDaniel is set to enter the portal as well. He came to UCLA as a three-star recruit, according to the On3 Industry Rankings, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. He was the No. 482 overall prospect in the 2025 recruiting cycle, as well as the No. 31 quarterback in the class.

McDaniel was recruited by the likes of Arizona, Florida, San Jose State and Indiana, among others. The California native was even committed to the Wildcats for a time, but flipped his commitment last December. Ironically, he flipped his commitment within days after Madden Iamaleava, who’s set transfer back to UCLA, de-committed from the Bruins before committing to Arkansas.

“It feels really amazing that the school that I had a goal of going to is attained,” McDaniel told On3’s Chad Simmons. “This was definitely not a easy decision, but with the help of my family and friends, I feel very confident in it.”

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Industry recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

Barkley Truax contributed to this report