South Florida football was without their starting quarterback, Byrum Brown, in the Cure Bowl against Old Dominion, and they won't be seenf him in the future as well. With several changes happening within the program, Brown has decided to move on and take his talent elsewhere, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.
“USF quarterback Byrum Brown intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, he tells ESPN. Brown accounted for 92 career touchdowns – 61 pass/31 rush – which will be the most among returning players in college football in 2026. He's repped by Shawn O'Dare of Rosenhaus Sports,” Thamel wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
This probably won't be the first player to leave the portal, as Alex Golesh left to become the head coach at Auburn.
Brown spent the last four years, including a redshirt year to start, at South Florida. In 35 games for the Bulls, he has been one of the most productive quarterbacks, posting 61 touchdowns and 19 interceptions while rushing for 64.7 yards per game and 31 touchdowns.
It was the two seasons during which Brown played the entire campaign that he put up most of those numbers. In 2023 and 2025, he had a 65.5% completion rate and threw for 258.2 passing yards per game with 54 touchdowns and 18 interceptions, with 73.1 rushing yards per game and 25 touchdowns.
It will be interesting to see where Brown could end up after going into the transfer portal, and there's no doubt that there will be teams looking to add him to their program. As for South Florida, the future seems to be uncertain on who will be with the team going into next season.
