Rickie Collins transferred from Brian Kelly’s LSU Tigers in hopes of better opportunities at the Orange. Reason? Limited opportunities led him to seek experiences elsewhere, and he landed at Fran Brown’s Syracuse. Did it work? Yeah. “It seems like he’s going to be our quarterback,” Brown announced back during the Spring drills. But the fall camp saw a major shock.
Preseason saw Notre Dame transfer Steve Angeli rise up and steal the QB1 spot. “Notre Dame transfer Steve Angeli has won the starting job at Syracuse, per ESPN sources,” Pete Thamel tweeted. Yeah, a shocker to Collins, but now the question is, with the starting quarterback spot slipping out of his hands, can he transfer again?
Right now, when the 2025 season is just around the corner? Doesn’t seem so. He entered the winter portal last December to enter Fran Brown’s nest. Now, the spring drills promised him the QB1 spot, but he was edged out by Angeli. Following two seasons with the Tigers, he redshirted his first year. He now has four years of eligibility intact, but given that he is no longer the QB1 for Syracuse, will his potential year be wasted?
At this point, Collins’ options are limited. In clear terms, next to none. He has to wait behind Steve Angeli. If he wants to transfer out of Orange for some QB1 time, that can’t happen before the Winter portal opens in December.
Notre Dame transfer Steve Angeli has won the starting job at Syracuse, per ESPN sources. Here’s the full ESPN story, including an opening match-up against Tennessee where both starting quarterbacks transferred to their school *after* spring practice. https://t.co/mw6oyKYJ2T
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 18, 2025
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