Thomas Castellanos is back in the transfer portal, and this is starting to feel like an annual tradition. The quarterback jumped from UCF to Boston College, then from BC to Florida State, and now he's on the move a third time in as many years. Pete Nakos was first to report the news for On3.
Former Florida State QB Thomas Castellanos has officially entered the transfer portal, @On3 has learned.
Pete Thamel confirmed the portal entry for ESPN and dropped the name that's got Big 12 fans buzzing: Texas Tech. Thamel noted The Athletic had already reported the Red Raiders as a potential landing spot, with the info coming via Castellanos' representation at JustWinMGMT.
Former FSU/BC QB Thomas Castellanos is officially in the transfer portal, per Joe Hernandez of @JustWinMGMT. One potential destination is Texas Tech, sources confirm. The Atheltic reported that earlier.
Castellanos' lone season in Tallahassee was a mixed bag. He completed 58.3% of his passes for 2,760 yards, 15 touchdowns and 9 interceptions while adding 557 yards and 9 rushing touchdowns on the ground, per CBS Sports. He also authored one of the signature moments of the 2025 season, leading FSU to an upset of No. 8 Alabama in Week 1. But the season overall was described as turbulent, and now he's already looking for door number four.
The eligibility part of this is what makes it possible at all. A Kentucky judge granted Castellanos a temporary injunction protecting his fifth year of eligibility, shielding him from a Colorado ruling that had stripped extra eligibility from athletes in the 2022 recruiting class. Without that injunction, this whole transfer saga doesn't happen.
Texas Tech makes plenty of sense as a destination. The Red Raiders lost transfer QB Brendan Sorsby to a gambling scandal, and presumed starter Will Hammond is still working back from a torn ACL suffered last October. A dual-threat veteran with SEC-and-ACC-level starting experience is exactly the kind of insurance a program with legitimate College Football Playoff aspirations wants sitting behind center.
Texas Tech is among the early schools to watch for Thomas Castellanos sources tell @On3 https://t.co/srRA6cD9Fb
Nothing is signed yet, but the smoke is thick enough that Lubbock should be paying close attention. If Castellanos lands with the Red Raiders, it'll be stop number four for a quarterback who just can't seem to find a program he wants to stay at — but who keeps finding new ones willing to take a chance on his legs and his arm anyway.