Indiana QB Tayven Jackson enters NCAA transfer portal after loss in College Football Playoff

Indiana quarterback Tayven Jackson has entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Pete Nakos has learned. Jackson spent the past two seasons with the Hoosiers and will have two years of eligibility remaining at his next stop.

Jackson appeared in 13 games over the past two years in Bloomington, starting five as a redshirt freshman in 2023. He ends his career at Indiana with 1,263 yards passing and six touchdowns to six interceptions.

Jackson originally committed to Tennessee as a four-star prospect out of the 2022 class before transferring the Indiana after one year with the Vols. He ranked as the No. 186 overall player and No. 11 quarterback in the cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Jackson’s decision to enter the transfer portal comes just one day after the Hoosiers lost in the College Football Playoff against Notre Dame by a score of 27-17. Indiana finished the regular season with an 11-1 record, the most wins in program history.

Jackson ranks as the No. 119 and No. 9 transfer quarterback according to On3’s Transfer Portal Player Rankings. The Hoosiers have so far seen nine players enter the portal this offseason and brought in five more to rank No. 45 in On3’s Transfer Portal Team Rankings.

This story will be updated.