Big 12 football transfers: New QBs at Baylor, UCF ready to make an immediate impact in 2024 season

Four teams in the conference are expected to start transfer quarterbacks in 2024

By Shehan Jeyarajah Jun 6, 2024 at 2:31 am ET• 6 min read

The transfer portal has revolutionized roster building across college football, and the Big 12 is no exception. Every team in the conference experienced turnover and hopes a newcomer can quickly slide into a new role. Four schools looked to the transfer portal for starting quarterbacks, while four more return a former transfer as a starter in 2024. 

At times, the transfer portal has lifted a team's ceiling. TCU slapped together a defense with key transfers and reached the national title game in 2022. Other times, overreliance has tanked programs. Look no further than BYU and Houston, both of which took more than 20 transfers last season and finished a combined 4-14 in Big 12 play. 

While Big 12 teams added a handful of star players, others opted to lean on internal improvement. Five schools added 10 or fewer transfers. Among them were Iowa State and Oklahoma State -- two of the top three teams in the country in returning production. 

Here are the top transfers entering the Big 12 in 2024, headlined by a handful of key offensive targets.