Tulane QB TJ Finley enters NCAA transfer portal

Tulane quarterback TJ Finley has entered the NCAA transfer portal, per On3’s Pete Nakos. Finley committed to Tulane in December after spending one season at Western Kentucky.

Finley has had quite the college football career. It began in 2020 playing for the LSU Tigers, fresh off their national championship victory. He spent one season there before transferring to Auburn, where he played for two seasons. Finley transferred to Texas State for the 2023 season before ending up at WKU.

Despite his college football journey beginning in 2020, Finley has two seasons of eligibility remaining. 2025 will be his sixth season in college football.

Finley’s most productive season came in 2023 when he was the Bobcats’ true QB1. He completed 279 of his 414 passes for 3,439 yards, 24 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He added 81 sack-adjusted yards and five additional touchdowns on the ground.

During his lone season in Bowling Green playing for the Hilltoppers, Finley threw for 490 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in three games. All told, he’s thrown for 6,128 career yards, 37 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. He is 14−13 as a starter, too.

Western Kentucky finished the season 8-6 overall under sixth-year head coach Tyson Helton. This earned the Hilltoppers an appearance in the Boca Raton Bowl, where they fell short against James Madison 27-17. WKU has made six consecutive bowl appearances, as well as 10 in the last 11 seasons.

Now, Finley will be looking to find his fifth college football program in six seasons. Technically, six if you could Tulane, which he never played a game for. Finley was suspended from the program indefinitely following his arrest earlier this month.

Per FOX 8 WVUE-TV in New Orleans, Finley was arrested on charges in connection to the robbery of a car. He was later released. However, According to court documents in connection to the arrest, Finley told police that he had recently purchased the car in Atlanta. However, authorities reportedly booked him for possessing an item that was stolen at a value of more than $25,000.

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Industry recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

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