UCF Quarterback Reportedly Entering Transfer Portal

Coach Scott Frost declined to comment on the reports during his Early Signing Day press conference on Wednesday.

"Well, I can't, and it doesn't make any sense to comment on any individual," Frost said. "You know, this is college football now, it's crazy time. We have to decide what's best for our team and who needs to stay and who needs to go, and players need to decide what's best for them and who wants to stay and who isn't going to stay, and there's going to be a lot of moving around and jockeying at every college town in America."

Jackson's decision to enter the portal runs contrary to comments he made following UCF's final game of the season against BYU on Saturday afternoon.

"We have a brotherhood that's forming," Jackson said. "We have a culture that's forming that's very exciting for the fans for next year, and we'll be ready to go next year."

In his lone season in Orlando, Jackson was the Knights' predominant starting quarterback. He completed 200 of his 315 passes for 2,151 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also threw three interceptions and was sacked 16 times.

The reports came on the same day the Knights signed two quarterbacks, Rocco Marriott and Dante Carr, to the 2026 recruiting class on Early Signing Day. They are the two highest-rated quarterback signings in program history.

As of Wednesday evening, the 2026 UCF quarterback room is set to consist of the two signees, Jacurri Brown, Davi Belfort and potentially Cam Fancher, as Frost said on Wednesday that the program is trying to get him another year after he spent most of this past season out with injuries.

"I actually met with Cam today and talking to him about our future and his future, and I think we're both going to take a little time and see what the picture looks like," Frost said.

Jackson was the first of two Knights to have their intentions to enter the transfer portal reported on Wednesday, with the other being defensive back Tony Williams, also reported by Nakos. A true freshman, Williams played in just two games this past season and is thus eligible for a redshirt so he can have four years of eligibility.

Both players are set to join another defensive back, Jaylen "AP" Heyward, in the transfer portal. Heyward was the lone UCF player to announce his intentions to enter the portal during the season, doing so on Oct. 21.

The transfer portal is set to officially open on Jan. 2 and remain so through Jan. 16.