Former NC State star QB Devin Leary expected to transfer to Kentucky

Former NC State star quarterback Devin Leary is expected to transfer to Kentucky.

Leary, who entered the transfer portal Dec. 5, visited the Wildcats last week. He also visited Auburn, but ultimately is set to land with the Wildcats.

It will provide a major boost at the quarterback position for Kentucky, which has to replace star QB Will Levis.

Leary missed the final six games of this season due to an upper body injury but has 6,807 career passing yards and 62 career passing touchdowns.

While leading the Wolf Pack to a 9-3 record in 2021, Leary threw for 3,433 yards with 35 touchdowns and just five interceptions.

He had 1,265 yards with 11 TD passes and four interceptions in six games this year prior to getting hurt.

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

Transfer portal background information

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The process of entering the portal starts with the school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship is no longer valid. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school does not have to cover their scholarship.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask for a “do not contact” tag on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want contact from schools unless they initiate the communication.