In the new era of college football, the transfer portal causes major roster turnover year-in and year-out. Players head to new schools for a multitude of reasons, whether it be coaching changes, playing opportunities, or in the NIL era, financial benefits. LSU utilized the transfer portal heavily this past offseason, bringing in a total of 18 new faces via the portal. At the same time, over 20 players chose to leave LSU for different schools.
Rickie Collins is one such player who chose to leave Baton Rouge for a new opportunity. Collins went north to Syracuse, where he now finds himself in a prominant role.
Rickie Collins gets opportunity to be QB1
Collins was initially told by Syracuse head coach Fran Brown that he has going to be the Orange’s starting quarterback in 2025. However, Syracuse brought in Notre Dame transfer Steve Angeli following Spring Camp, and Angeli ended up defeating Collins in the Fall Camp QB battle. It was a tough blow for Collins, who thought he had the starting job locked up.
Angeli started the first four games of the season, totaling 1,316 passing yards and 10 touchdowns with just two interceptions. He led the nation with 1,072 passing yards through three weeks. However, after starting against Clemson on Saturday, Angeli suffered a lower left leg injury against the Tigers and is now slated to miss several weeks. Now, Collins has his chance to start…