Georgia State transfer QB TJ Finley signs with Incarnate Word

TJ Finley is on the move again as he prepares to return for his seventh year of college football in 2026. The transfer quarterback, who most recently played at Georgia State, has signed with Incarnate Word according to On3’s Pete Nakos.

This will be the sixth team that Finley has played for since he began his career at LSU in 2020. He also played at Auburn, Texas State and Western Kentucky prior to joining Georgia State ahead of the 2025 season.

Finley played in seven games this past season with the Panthers and finished with numbers of 1,244 yards passing and six touchdowns to seven interceptions. He was limited due to a shoulder injury for a good portion of the year and will hope that this last stop can be his best.

So far, Finley’s best statistical season came in 2023 when he played at Texas State. He ended that year with 3,439 yards and 24 passing touchdowns to eight interceptions while also adding five rushing touchdowns.

Finley also started five games as a true freshman at LSU in 2020 after Myles Brennan went down with injury, leading the Tigers to a 2-3 record. He then transferred to Auburn the following year and started the final three games of the 2021 season.

Finley played high school football for Ponchatoula (LA), where he was a three-star recruit from the class of 2020. He ranked as the No. 432 overall player and No. 32 quarterback in the cycle according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, an equally weighted average that utilizes all three major recruiting services.

As a transfer, TJ Finley is the No. 99 quarterback to enter the portal this offseason according to On3. We’ll see what this next year of college football has in store for him in what will likely be his final season.

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.

More on the transfer portal in 2026

The 15-day transfer portal this winter will be the only window, opening Jan. 2 and closing on Jan. 16. The NCAA opted to eliminate the spring transfer portal window for football, meaning this will be the only opportunity for student athletes to enter their names.

The move to a one-time-only portal is supposed to allow schools to finish their season with their entire team before the transfer portal opens. As has been the previous standard, athletes on College Football Playoff teams still playing would have 5 days beginning the day after their team’s final game to enter the transfer portal.

This season’s CFP semifinals took place Jan. 8 and 9. The CFP national championship game between Miami and Indiana is scheduled for Jan. 19 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.