Source: UConn quarterback Zion Turner plans to enter transfer portal

UConn quarterback Zion Turner plans to enter the transfer portal, he told On3 on Tuesday. He has three years of eligibility remaining.

He played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2022, stepping in for starter Ta’Quan Roberson who sustained a season-ending injury in the season opener. Turner helped lead the Huskies to a 6-6 record and a bowl game appearance, completing 149 of 258 passes for 1,407 yards with nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

Zion Turner rushed for more than 260 yards on 90 carries and a score, too. The former three-star recruit won three consecutive state championships and was 37-2 as a starter at St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale. He finished his high school career with 4,951 passing yards and 59 passing touchdowns, averaging 126.9 passing yards per game.

The 6-foot, 203-pound quarterback redshirted this season, playing in just two games.

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 However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship is no longer valid.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