Source: Hawaii QB Brayden Schager expected to enter transfer portal

Hawaii quarterback Brayden Schager is expected to enter the transfer portal with one year of eligibility remaining, a source close to the junior tells On3.

The former three-star recruit from Dallas ranks No. 8 in the nation this season with 3,542 passing yards. He’s also led the Mountain West with 26 passing touchdowns and 14 interceptions. In three seasons with the Rainbow Warriors, he’s thrown for over 6,500 yards with a 60% completion percentage.

He’s started over 20 games in his collegiate career and was one of just 13 true freshman quarterbacks nationally to start a regular-season game in 2021. In his senior season at Highland Park High School, Brayden Schager threw for 3,102 yards and 24 touchdowns.

The 6-foot-3, 225-pound quarterback is expected to draw interest from Power 5 schools.

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 However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship is no longer valid.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.