Skip to main content
florida logo

Deshawn Purdie's signed Florida documents withdrawn

On3 imageby:Keith Niebuhr•01/13/25•

On3Keith

Deshawn Purdie Georgia
Sep 7, 2024; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Charlotte 49ers quarterback Deshawn Purdie (15) looks to pass in the third quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

The signed Florida documents by Charlotte quarterback transfer Deshawn Purdie, who inked with the Gators on Dec. 22, have been withdrawn, On3’s Pete Nakos has learned. That means he will re-enter the transfer portal.

For Florida, this is a notable loss. The hope was Purdie could challenge for the No. 2 QB spot behind returning starter DJ Lagway and then compete for the starting job in 2027. He completed 100 of 200 passes for 1,802 yards, 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions as a true freshman at Charlotte last season and many believe his ceiling is high.

Even with Lagway back in 2025, quarterback was a major need this offseason as the Gators hope to build quality depth there. Without Purdie, 4-star 2025 signee Tramell Jones and returnees Aidan Warner and Clay Millen currently are the options to be QB2.

The 6-foot-4 Purdie signed with the Gators over offers from Georgia, North Carolina and Mississippi State. The Bulldogs were his No. 2 choice.

“The coaching and their drive to be great. They have a good chip on their shoulder,” Deshawn Purdie told Gators Online about what he liked from his official visit to Gainesville. “The coaching staff and players, I loved to see them work, how they come together, have fun at practice and everyone comes together as one. It was the staff for me, man,” Purdie added. “Not just the coaches, but the director of personnel (Jacob LaFrance) and the recruitment (department). There is just a lot of support and I love to see that support in the building and the amount of respect each of them have for each other.”

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 is done through a 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. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.

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 no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

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 that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.

You may also like