Transfer portal breakdown: The On3 transfers of the week from Week 10

Here are the On3 transfer players of the week for Week 10.

We pick a transfer of the week in each Power 5 conference as well as an overall Group of 5 transfer of the week. It’s not just transfers from this past offseason; all players who have transferred from other four-year schools are eligible to be selected

Everything being equal, more weight is given to big performances against “good” opponents.

ACC

RB Trey Benson, Florida State
The buzz: Benson continued his late-season surge as he rushed for 128 yards and two TDs in the Seminoles’ 45-3 rout of Miami. Benson, who transferred from Oregon in the offseason, has rushed for 308 yards in the past three games. He scored on runs of 1 and 13 yards in the second quarter as FSU took a 31-3 halftime lead to effectively put the game out of reach. Benson has three 100-yard games this season.

Big Ten

S Kamo’i Latu, Wisconsin
The buzz: Wisconsin’s defense has had some issues at times this season, but the group was on point Saturday in a 23-10 win over Maryland. Latu, who transferred from Utah in the offseason, led the Badgers with six tackles and had a forced fumble as Wisconsin held the Terps to 189 total yards and 77 passing yards – figures that were 266 and 206, respectively, below Maryland’s season averages.

Big 12

QB Jason Bean, Kansas
The buzz: Bean, who transferred from North Texas after the 2020 season, began last season as the Jayhawks’ starter. He lost his job to Jalon Daniels in the final month of the season and entered this season as the backup. But Bean made his fourth consecutive start Saturday in place of an injured Daniels and guided the Jayhawks to a 37-16 victory over Oklahoma State. Bean threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for 93 yards and a score; the scoring run was a 73-yard jaunt six minutes into the second quarter that gave KU a 17-3 lead and sent the Jayhawks on their way to the win.

Pac-12

QB Bo Nix, Oregon
The buzz: Let’s cut to the chase here – Nix has become a TD machine. For the third week in a row and the sixth time this season, Nix accounted for at least four touchdowns in a Ducks win. He has accounted for at least three TDs eight times. Saturday, Nix led the Ducks to an easy 49-10 victory over Colorado. He threw for 274 yards and two scores, rushed for two other scores and caught a TD pass as the Ducks piled up 479 yards of offense. He was 20-of-24 passing against the Buffs, the fourth consecutive game he has completed at least 77 percent of his passes. Nix and Oregon have scored at least 40 points in eight consecutive games.

SEC

QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
The buzz: Daniels didn’t have the type of eye-opening numbers he produced in the past two games, but he still came up huge in the Tigers’ 32-31 upset of Alabama. Daniels, who transferred from Arizona State in the offseason, was 22-of-32 for 182 yards and two touchdowns and also led the Tigers in rushing with 95 yards and a score. His first TD pass opened the scoring five minutes into the second quarter, and his second one gave LSU a 24-21 lead with 1:47 left in the game. Daniels’ 25-yard TD run in overtime cut the Tide’s lead to 31-30, and he then hit the game-winning two-point conversion pass to freshman TE Mason Taylor. His second TD pass finished off a seven-play, 75-yard drive, and he also guided LSU on an 11-play, 69-yard drive that ended with a field goal midway through the final period. Daniels had accounted for 762 yards and 11 TDs in the previous two games, wins over Florida and Ole Miss.

Group of 5

QB Tanner Mordecai, SMU
The buzz: Mordecai, who transferred from Oklahoma after the 2020 season, accounted for 327 yards and eight touchdowns against Houston – in the first half alone. In one of the most offense-oriented games in NCAA history, Mordecai and SMU beat Houston 77-63. Mordecai finished 28-of-37 for 379 yards and nine touchdowns; he also rushed for 54 yards and a score. He guided the Mustangs to 642 yards of offense (Houston had 710, and Cougars QB Clayton Tune threw seven TD passes himself.) The NCAA single-game record for TD passes is 11 by Houston’s David Klingler in 1990, against Eastern Washington.