Raiola, a two-year starter for the Cornhuskers, was one of the top available quarterbacks in the transfer portal. Oregon will likely need a starter for next season with Dante Moore expected to be leaving for the NFL.

It’s unclear if Raiola’s commitment guarantees Moore is entering the NFL draft. Moore, a projected first-round pick, has only been a full-time starter for one season of college and said after Oregon’s Peach Bowl loss to Indiana that he’s still undecided on his future.

Raiola’s uncle, Donovan Raiola, was fired by Nebraska coach Matt Rhule on Dec. 6 after five seasons as offensive line coach. Raiola’s younger brother, quarterback Dayton Raiola, de-committed from Nebraska on Nov. 19.

Raiola ultimately chose Nebraska out of high school despite committing to multiple other schools. He was once pledged to both Ohio State and Georgia before flipping to the Cornhuskers late in his recruitment.

The Buford, Georgia, native passed for 2,819 yards with 13 touchdowns to 11 interceptions as a true freshman, completing 67.1% of his passes. Raiola boasts a 69.1% completion rate through two seasons as a starter.

Dylan Raiola stats

Raiola has started since his true freshman season at Nebraska. In that time, he has thrown for 4,819 yards on 456-of-660 passing (69.1%), with 31 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.

2024: 275-of-410 passing (67.1%), 2,819 yards, 13 touchdowns, 11 interceptions
2025: 181-of-250 passing (72.4%), 2,000 yards, 18 touchdowns, six interceptions

Tom Brady provided viewers with a well-received lesson about football and physics during Fox’s broadcast of the Philadelphia Eagles vs. San Francisco 49ers wild-card game.

Brady’s teaching moment came midway through the third quarter of the Jan. 11 playoff contest, during which a steady wind was blowing. There were gusts up to 36 mph during the contest, and it was causing issues for quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Jalen Hurts.

Brady explained exactly why the wind was making passing difficult, relying on his 23 years of NFL experience to detail the difficulties of throwing in windy conditions.

‘What you see, and I talk about the point of the ball a lot, you see it from; I’ll show it to you from this angle,’ Brady said, while showing play-by-play man Kevin Burkhardt and the Fox cameras him gripping a football. ‘This is kind of like a neutral plane. This is when the point’s slightly down. When you’re throwing it into the wind, it has to be neutral. If the point of the ball is up, any wind friction’s gonna push that ball up over the top.’

‘So, as a quarterback, you don’t really like that ‘U’ throw underneath, because naturally, that’s going to point the tip of the ball up,’ Brady continued. ‘You like more of a ‘C’ or an inverse, a reverse ‘C’. That’s how you kind of control the point of the ball, and then you can kind of just snap it off as you throw it.’

‘But in these windy conditions, you can’t be underneath the ball,’ Brady added. ‘There’s too much wind surface of the ball to knock it off its path.’

Brady’s breakdown drew universal acclaim from NFL fans and analysts alike. It was demonstrative of the knowledge he brings to the booth as a seven-time Super Bowl champion and, inarguably, the greatest quarterback in league history.

Fox will continue to reap the benefits of the 48-year-old’s expertise. He signed a 10-year deal with the network and has shown continued improvement while acclimating nicely to the booth during his second season as an NFL broadcaster.

The adage entering the 2025 NFL playoffs was that the race to win Super Bowl 60 was wide open. Wild-card weekend seemed to prove that hypothesis correct.

Four of the NFL’s first five playoff games were decided by one score. Two tied the NFL record for fourth-quarter lead changes (four) while the Chicago Bears earned their first postseason win since 2010 while overcoming an 18-point deficit in a rivalry game against the Green Bay Packers.

Add in a couple of six-seed victories and the elimination of the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and the playoffs have thus far been unpredictable as the field has been whittled to nine remaining teams.

Who still remains in the 2025 NFL playoffs after the wild-card round? Here’s what to know about the NFL playoff bracket and the matchups still to come in the divisional round.

Who is still in the NFL playoffs?

Just nine teams remain in the NFL playoffs with five of the league’s six wild-card round games now in the books. Below is a look at the teams that remain in the running for Super Bowl 60:

AFC:

Denver Broncos (No. 1)
New England Patriots (No. 2)
Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 4)
Houston Texans (No. 5)
Buffalo Bills (No. 6)

NFC:

Seattle Seahawks (No. 1)
Chicago Bears (No. 2)
Los Angeles Rams (No. 5)
San Francisco 49ers (No. 6)

The final divisional-round spot will be decided by the result of the Steelers vs. Texans game on ‘Monday Night Football.

2025 NFL playoff bracket: Divisional-round matchups

Below is a look at the playoff brackets for the AFC and NFC as the divisional-round matchups come into focus:

AFC:

No. 1 Denver Broncos vs. No. 6 Buffalo Bills
No. 2 New England Patriots vs. winner of Steelers-Texans

Jan. 12: No. 4 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. No. 5 Houston Texans

NFC:

No. 1 Seattle Seahawks vs. No. 6 San Francisco 49ers
No. 2 Chicago Bears vs. No. 5 Los Angeles Rams

2025 NFL playoffs schedule

Below is a look at the schedule for the 2025 NFL playoffs, starting with the last remaining wild-card game:

Wild-card round

All times Eastern

Monday, Jan. 12

Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC

Divisional round

Saturday, Jan. 17

Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos, 4:30 or 8 pm. ET, network TBD
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks, 4:30 or 8 p.m. ET, network TBD

Sunday, Jan. 18

Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears, 3 or 6:30 p.m. ET, network TBD
Houston Texans/Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots, 3 or 6:30 p.m. ET, network TBD

NFL conference championship round

Sunday, Jan. 25

AFC championship game: 3 p.m.
NFC championship game: 6:30 p.m.

Super Bowl 60

TV: NBC
Date: Feb. 8, 2026
Location: Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, California)
Time: 6:30 p.m.

WNBA star Skylar Diggins is known for her breathtaking sense of style. The fashionista arrived at the 2026 Golden Globes looking as fabulous as ever.

On Sunday, Diggins took a break from Unrivaled in Miami to walk the Golden Globes red carpet at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The veteran guard wore a Versace black sequin dress, which featured a daring one-shoulder design with a high split at the waist and a royal blue train. She paired the ensemble with black heels and a simple accent curl pulled from her sleek bun.

On January 5, Diggins was announced as the face of Saratoga Spring Water. The company is also the ‘official water’ of the Golden Globes, thus giving Diggins the chance to share her head-turning style during the awards event.

“Our new campaign with Skylar, and the chapters to come later in the year, reflect Saratoga’s expansion into a broader cultural space,” Kheri Tillman, CMO, Primo Brands said. “Skylar is extraordinary on and off the court, and an ascendant figure in culture. If you could capture a perfect storm in a bottle – of talent, energy, strength and style – she’s it.’

Diggins, who is a member of the Lunar Owls, has not played in an Unrivaled game this season because of a lower body injury.

Alex Bregman has signed a five-year, $175 million contract with the Chicago Cubs.
The deal is considered a win for Bregman, his agent Scott Boras, and the Cubs’ infield.
The Boston Red Sox are seen as a loser in the deal after Bregman opted out of his contract with them.

Alex Bregman wasn’t the top prize on the free agent market this winter. In fact, the top three targets in USA TODAY Sports’ pre-winter rankings remain available.

But Bregman’s signing with the Chicago Cubs will have significant ripple effects throughout the game.

With Bregman set to be introduced to Chicagoland at next weekend’s Cub Convention, USA TODAY Sports breaks down the winners and losers of Bregman agreeing to a five-year, $175 million contract to call Wrigley Field home:

Winners

Alex Bregman

Nicely played. When the anvil of draft pick compensation was attached to Bregman’s back last winter, he did not find a home until spring training camps had opened, when he agreed to a three-year, $120 million contract with the Boston Red Sox. The two opt-outs in the deal ensured he’d be able to try the market again without the dreaded compensation pick accompanying him.

And even though injuries limited him to 114 games in Boston, his .821 OPS and winner’s swagger that helped the Red Sox to their first playoff berth since 2021 nicely reestablished the market for a two-time World Series champ who turns 32 the first week of the season.

Now Bregman’s two-year free agency gambit looks like this: Six years, $215 million. He received the highest annual salary in Cubs history, and the largest on the market so far this witner.

Throw in his team-friendly five-year, $100 million extension signed in Houston back in 2019 and Bregman’s career haul looks like this: 11 years, $315 million. That’ll buy a few ponies, for sure.

Scott Boras

The man always gets his revenge tour.

It certainly takes a certain mindset to be a Boras client, one where abundant patience and confidence in your ability to perform are paramount. And after a handful of winters where some of the uber agent’s finest clients have been frozen out, all are finding their happily-ever-afters.

In addition to Bregman’s two-year haul, slugger Pete Alonso’s five-year, $155 million deal with Baltimore suddenly makes his free agent haul look pretty sweet: Six years, $185 million when you consider the $30 million he hauled in during his make-good season with the Mets.

Next up: Cody Bellinger, still locked in a staring contest with the New York Yankees but likely to top $200 million wherever he lands, concluding a saga of non-tenders, short-term deals, opt-outs and trades since he first hit the market four years ago.

Bo Bichette

No, he’s not a Boras client, but the erstwhile Toronto Blue Jays infielder is probably smiling like one. While the Cubs weren’t exactly a “mystery team” in the Bregman sweepstakes, his signing there comes as a moderate surprise – and certainly amps up the pressure on the Red Sox to fill the Bregman-sized hole in their lineup.

Now, it’s just Bichette, Bellinger and slugging outfielder Kyle Tucker left on the elite hitter market and Bichette should come at a significantly lower price point than Tucker.

SEC baseball honks

While Bregman will have the highest salary on the Cubs, he doesn’t quite have the largest contract – that would belong to Dansby Swanson, who will gross $177 million over seven years.

And that’s just the latest installment in a saga of two guys with a history of one-upping the other who will now share the left side of an infield.

When Bregman and Swanson were juniors at LSU and Vanderbilt, respectively, it was Bregman who was named first-team All-SEC at shortstop. But it was Swanson’s Vandy squad that advanced to the College World Series final.

And it was Swanson who was selected No. 1 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks – allowing the Astros to draft Bregman No. 1. Bregman was so unbothered by that, he chose No. 2 as his number.

Now, they join forces, having put away childish things long ago. And for a conference that can no longer maintain the façade of football dominance, at least there’s one place where it still matters more.

Losers

Boston Red Sox

Tough one, man. We were fairly stunned a year ago when the Red Sox broke out of several years of long winter’s naps to sign Bregman and trade for Garrett Crochet, who finished second in Cy Young Award voting. Their three-year playoff drought ended with a spirited three-game wild card series defeat to the Yankees.

That seemed like a jumping-off point – only for Bregman to bolt, reportedly for just $10 million more than the Red Sox offered.

Now, the Red Sox lineup looks way too thin once you get past the first five or so spots – especially since budding star Roman Anthony won’t have a Bregman-like companion at the top of it. Fellow minor league product Marcelo Mayer is penciled in at third, but significant questions remain about his durability, and he’s far from a finished product.

This does not sound like a club ready to go toe-to-toe with the Blue Jays, Yankees and Orioles, even with a fortified pitching staff.

Alex Bregman’s statistics

For a man who peppered Houston’s Crawford Boxes and then Fenway Park’s Green Monster to post an .846 career OPS, Wrigley Field will be a decidedly tougher hang.

In fact, Fenway ranked as the second hitter-friendliest ballpark in 2025, according to Statcast’s park factors. Wrigley? Second-to-last. The parks move to the top and bottom of the list when it comes to hitting doubles.

Suddenly, Bregman’s pull-side dominance will have to contend with Wrigley’s capricious winds. It’s well worth it for the Cubs to make that investment – but the back of Bregman’s baseball card might not be so pretty going forward.

Matt Shaw

The Cubs were somewhat Red Sox-esque in their inability to land marquee free agents and instead tout the upside of their farm system products. But Bregman’s signing shows it’s not time to wait around for the kids to grow up.

What does that mean for Shaw? He took modest steps forward on both sides of the ball as his rookie season proceeded, producing 3.1 WAR in 126 games, though with a .226 average and 98 adjusted OPS.

That doesn’t mean there’s no future for Shaw in Wrigleyville. Second baseman Nico Hoerner is a free agent after this season, and Shaw could slide there in 2027, or sooner, should the Cubs decide to deal Hoerner for, say, pitching help.

Or, it could be Shaw dangled in trade talks. Either way, it’s clear the Cubs had no patience to count on Shaw’s development proceeding in a non-linear fashion.

The college football transfer portal is open until Jan. 16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for Indiana and Miami because they are playing in the national championship game on Jan. 19.

Thousands of players remain available. We’ll keep you posted with daily live updates of portal commitments.

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Today’s CFB transfer portal commitments

QB

Daniel Kaelin: Virginia to Nebraska
Sam Leavitt: Arizona State to LSU
Deshawn Purdie: Wake Forest to Liberty
Dylan Raiola: Nebraska to Oregon
Tristan Ti’a: Oregon State to Auburn
Shaker Reisig: Boston College to Texas State

RB

JT Lindsey: LSU to Ole Miss
Clay Thevenin: Louisiana Tech to Rutgers

WR

Royal Capell: Oklahoma State to UTEP
Nahzae Cox: Middle Tennessee to Kansas
Hardley Gilmore: Kentucky to Baylor
Jalen Hale: Alabama to SMU
Cedric Lott Jr.: Boston College to Incarnate Word
Cameron Miller: Kentucky to Ole Miss
Dre’Lon Miller: Colorado to Baylor
Roman Mothershed: Troy to LSU
Isaiah Stone: LSU to Georgia State
Winston Watkins Jr.: Ole Miss to LSU

TE

JJ Buchanan: Utah to Michigan
Trey Jackson: Texas Tech to SMU
Theo Melin Ohrstrom: Texas A&M to SMU

OL

Isaiah Autry-Dent: Oklahoma to Mississippi State
Michael Bennett: Yale to Oregon
Cedric Jefferson: Montana State to Utah
Josh Manecke: Army to James Madison
Darrin Strey: Kentucky to LSU
Shaun Torgeson: Portland State to Oklahoma State

DL

Tunmise Adeleye: UNLV to Syracuse
Kaleb Artis: Penn State to Temple
Kedrick Bingley-Jones: Mississippi State to Alabama
Donovan Hoilette: Richmond to North Carolina
Keon Keeley: Alabama to Notre Dame
Jonah Leaea: Utah to Michigan
C.J. Mims: North Carolina to Texas A&M
Josh Schell: Tennessee to UCF
Daemian Wimberly: UTSA to Baylor

LB

Matai Tagoa’i: USC to Arizona

DB

Shamar Arnoux: Florida State to Aubun
Emory Floyd: Appalachian State to Colorado
Corey Gordon: Louisville to Kansas
Darius Johnson: Gardner-Webb to Georgia State
Ricardo Jones: Clemson to Vanderbilt
Adrian Maddox: Georgia to Kansas State
Terry Moore: Duke to Ohio State
Dee Newsome: Samford to Purdue
Jayden Sanders: Michigan to Notre Dame
Jasin Shiggs: Towson to Nebraska

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Weston Simmons: Cincinnati to Memphis

College football 2026 transfer portal dates: When does transfer portal close?

The portal period now runs from Jan. 2-16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for teams playing in the national championship. The spring portal window in April is no longer a part of the schedule, so January is the only open window for teams to add via the portal in 2026.

The Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams are set to face off in the divisional round of the 2025 NFL playoffs after each eked out a fourth-quarter comeback in the wild-card round.

The Rams started the NFL’s playoff action with a 34-31 victory over the Carolina Panthers. Los Angeles entered the game as heavy favorites but found itself in a back-and-forth contest during which there were four, fourth-quarter lead changes.

The final one came with 38 seconds remaining, as Matthew Stafford found Colby Parkinson for a game-winning touchdown to send the Rams to the divisional round.

Meanwhile, the Bears trailed by as many as 18 points against the Green Bay Packers before exploding in the fourth quarter of their divisional rivalry game. Chicago scored 25 points in the final quarter to edge Green Bay 31-27 in a game where the Packers missed two field goals and an extra point.

Who will win the Bears vs. Rams playoff game? Here’s a breakdown of the odds and matchups to watch as each team looks to book passage to the NFC championship game.

Bears vs. Rams divisional round odds

The Rams are favored to beat the Bears on the road in the divisional round, according to the BetMGM NFL odds.

Spread: Rams (-3.5)
Moneyline: Rams (-190) | Bears (+155)
Over/under: 51.5

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Bears vs. Rams matchups to watch

Matthew Stafford vs. Bears pass rush

The Bears struggled to get consistent pressure during the 2025 NFL season, logging the league’s sixth-lowest pressure rate (31.6%), per the NFL’s Next Gen Stats. That could pose trouble for them against Stafford and the Rams.

Stafford has been one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks when kept clean this year, per Pro Football Focus. The 37-year-old veteran has completed 71.7% of his passes for 3,855 yards, 41 touchdowns and eight interceptions across 18 games (postseason included), which is good for a 120.2 passer rating.

Add in that the Rams have allowed the league’s second-lowest pressure rate (27.4%) and it seems like Montez Sweat and Co. will be facing an uphill battle in trying to slow down Stafford.

Puka Nacua vs. Kyler Gordon

The Bears are likely going to try to throw the kitchen sink at Nacua in an effort to keep him in check. As such, several different cornerbacks – including Jaylon Johnson and Nahshon Wright – will likely get a chance to cover the All-Pro wide-out during Sunday’s game.

That said, Nacua should have a decided advantage when going up against Gordon. The 26-year-old returned to Chicago’s lineup in the wild-card round after a five-week absence due to a groin injury and the Packers made it a point to pick on him. Gordon was targeted a team-high 10 times and allowed four catches for 82 yards and a touchdown during the game, per the NFL’s Next Gen Stats.

Gordon played 35 of his 44 defensive snaps in the slot against the Packers, per Pro Football Focus, so the Rams can expect him to align there frequently. Nacua is fresh off a game during which he played 18 snaps in the slot, marking his highest total in a game at the position since Week 5. Sean McVay may look to exploit that mismatch as Gordon continues to round into form while recovering from his injury.

Theo Benedet vs. Rams defensive front

Second-round rookie Ozzy Trapilo emerged as Chicago’s starting left tackle over the final six weeks of the regular season. The Boston College product suffered a ruptured patellar tendon in the team’s win over the Packers, however, which will knock him out for the rest of the postseason.

As a result, the Bears will have to turn to Benedet to man the left tackle spot. The undrafted rookie made eight starts at the position this season and allowed 26 pressures across 333 pass-blocking snaps this season, per PFF. By comparison, Trapilo allowed 15 pressures across 283 pass-blocking snaps.

Caleb Williams could face a small uptick in blindside pressure if Benedet continues to play at such a clip. Chris Shula may look to expose this lone weakness in Chicago’s offensive line by pressuring off the left side or by having the team’s top pass rusher, Jared Verse, line up across from Benedet throughout Sunday’s contest.

Early prediction for Bears vs. Rams

Los Angeles Rams 34, Chicago Bears 26

The Bears figure to put up a good fight against the Rams, as has been a staple in Ben Johnson’s first season in Chicago, but Los Angeles has a significant offensive advantage in this one.

The Bears simply don’t have the caliber of pass rush needed to generate pressure against Stafford. That will give the potential NFL MVP plenty of time to throw and allow him to pick apart a Chicago defense that will struggle to fully contain Nacua and Davante Adams.

Add in that the Bears allowed the sixth-most rushing yards per game (132.6) during the regular season and that the team has surrendered an average of 385 yards and 29.3 points over its last three games and this seems like a tough spot for Dennis Allen’s stop unit.

Still, the Bears should remain competitive in this one. They have a strong home-field advantage at Soldier Field and should be able to move the ball, as the Rams have had an up-and-down defensive season (Los Angeles has allowed an average of 30 points per game over their last five outings).

That may at least position Williams and Co. for a chance to mount another fourth-quarter comeback. This time, they will fall short and set the Rams up to face a divisional foe in the NFC championship game.

Several top quarterbacks, including Sam Leavitt and Dylan Raiola, are still available in the transfer portal.
Major programs like Miami, Oregon, and LSU are actively seeking new starting quarterbacks for the upcoming season.
Some teams are considering younger, less experienced players or junior college transfers to fill their quarterback needs.

The shortened 15-day transfer window enacted this season has sped up the signing process to the point where most Power Four programs have already shopped around and found their new quarterback (or quarterbacks) for 2026.

The headliners through the transfer portal’s opening week include Brendan Sorsby (Texas Tech), Josh Hoover (Indiana), Byrum Brown (Auburn) and Rocco Becht (Penn State).

But there remain several major programs on the market and a handful of talented quarterbacks still looking for a new destination, some with Power Four starting experience.

Things will move quickly before the portal closes on Jan. 16 for every team except Miami and Indiana. While quarterbacks do not need to sign before that date, programs are looking to bring their new commitments as soon as possible to get them acclimated before the start of spring drills.

As the transfer window moves into week two, let’s evaluate which major programs need a quarterback and which option makes the most sense:

Miami: Sam Leavitt

The Hurricanes have gone one-and-done with recent transfers Cam Ward and Carson Beck and could be more open to a multiple-year addition. Two names immediately come to mind in Sam Leavitt (Arizona State) and Dylan Raiola (Nebraska). Both rising juniors are also on the short list for Oregon, should the Ducks lose Dante Moore to the NFL draft. While Raiola’s arm strength fits Miami’s scheme, Leavitt is a better athlete, a more proven winner and far more experienced in the high-pressure games that will define the Hurricanes in 2026. Leavitt does have some injury concerns, though. He’s also in the mix at Tennessee and LSU.

Oregon: Dylan Raiola

This presumes Moore leaves, which isn’t certain. But given the dearth of high-end quarterback prospects in this year’s draft class, he could quickly become an option to go among the first few picks. If he heads for the NFL, look for Oregon to take a long look at Raiola and his untapped potential after two years as the starter at Nebraska. A lack of mobility could lead to some changes on offense if Raiola is the pick, and the Ducks will need to reload up front to provide the pass protection he needs. But even if Moore comes back, Oregon would be a great spot for Raiola to take a year off as the backup, learn the system and then take over in 2027 as a redshirt junior. Moore followed the same blueprint after leaving UCLA after his freshman season.

Ole Miss: Deuce Knight

The national semifinalists need a new starter after Trinidad Chambliss was denied his petition for a sixth year by the NCAA. Knight has the skill set to match the Rebels’ scheme but is a gamble for a team with national title hopes because of his inexperience. A freshman who redshirted this season, he appeared in two games for Auburn, drawing the start in a November rout of Mercer and completing 15 of 20 attempts for 239 yards and two scores.

LSU: Husan Longstreet

LSU went after Sorsby, hosted Leavitt, definitely would’ve taken Chambliss and might’ve been the preferred destination for Washington’s Demond Williams had he been able to get out of his contract with the Huskies. But the options are thinning for Lane Kiffin, especially if Knight ends up at Ole Miss. While the Tigers will bring in developmental backup Landen Clark from Elon, Kiffin needs a better option to lead the offense. Like others, LSU is in full pursuit of Leavitt but could need to shift toward a young but talented freshman in Southern California transfer Husan Longstreet, who completed 13 of 15 attempts in 2025 while redshirting.

Georgia Tech: Beau Pribula

The Yellow Jackets lost Haynes Knight to graduation and saw former backup Aaron Philo to Florida, where he’ll reunite with former offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner. Former Missouri starter Beau Pribula will multiple contenders in the mix for his signature and might be the best option among the second tier of experienced starters behind Leavitt and Raiola. Pribula has the ability running and throwing to play well in Tech’s desired scheme and brings SEC starting experience to the table, making him a potential game-changing addition.

Arkansas: Tre Guerra

New Arkansas coach Ryan Silverfield will bring rising redshirt freshman A.J. Hill with him from Memphis, adding him to a room that lost Taylen Green to graduation but returns sophomore-to-be K.J. Jackson. Neither comes off a viable starting option in 2026 if the Razorbacks want to immediately climb out of the SEC cellar. Arkansas is one of several teams sniffing around Tre Guerra, who earned All-America honors in junior college after throwing for 2,811 yards and 24 touchdowns for Tyler Community College. Guerra would keep the seat warm while the new staff develops Jackson and Hill.