Ex-Clemson QB DJ Uiagalelei expected to transfer to Oregon State

DJ Uiagalelei is going to transfer to Oregon State according to sources. Sources say an announcement is imminent.

Uiagalelei is one of the most talented players in the NCAA transfer portal.

Uiagalelei hails from Southern California and his decision to head back West will connect him with a program on the West Coast. Oregon State defeated Florida in the Las Vegas Bowl by a score of 30 3.

Uiagalelei has elite arm talent, but he completed less than half of his passes in his time at the school.

Oregon State returns all five starters on the offensive line and has one of the top young tailbacks in the country.

Uiagalelei will have to beat out Ben to be the starter. Nolan started the season as Oregon State's starter.

One of the country's top quarterbacks in 2020 was Uiagalelei. It was the most yards by an opposing quarterback at the stadium.

From there, Uiagalelei failed to fulfill the expectations. In both of his seasons as the school's primary starter, he didn't get to play in the College Football Playoff. The two-year stretch came on the heels of a six-year streak of reaching theCFP.

After Uiagalelei was pulled from the starting job in the first quarter of the title game, it appeared as if a new guard was going to be put in place. Uiagalelei entered the portal soon after.

Three years are left for Uiagalelei to be eligible. While he has deviated from the three-and-done path that has become an expectation for most top prospects, he has found a program that has a history of developing quarterbacks.

Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith and Brian Lindgren will try to get the arm talent of Uiagalelei after he lost weight and ran more designed quarterback run plays. He set career highs in passing yards, rushing yards, and rushing touchdown.

Smith and Lindgren were quarterbacks at Oregon State. If Uiagalelei wins the job, the strength of the offensive line and run game will help him.

Uiagalelei is one of the top recruits to play at Oregon State. He was one of the top recruits in 2020. In the last eight years, Oregon State has signed just three players from the 300.

The Civil War rivalry between Oregon and Uiagalelei will be spiced up by the presence of Uiagalelei. Matayo, his younger brother, committed to the University of Oregon. One of the biggest rivalries in the Pacific-12 is between the brothers.