There’s less patience than ever in college football, and there’s no greater evidence of that than what is happening at quarterback. Coaches are focused on winning games and don’t want to take the time with development, and quarterbacks want to play right away and don’t want to sit on the bench for long.It’s happening at all levels of the FBS. Transfers have been declared the starters or are projected to start at 97 of the 138 programs this fall. Among the teams in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, that number is 16, up from only eight last year.So where did all of these transfers come from? Let’s take a look at how each preseason Top 25 team acquired its starting QB.Note: All recruiting rankings are from the 247Sports Composite.1. Ohio State: Julian Sayin, third year, transferHow he landed there: Sayin’s development into one of the top QBs in the nation has taken place in Columbus, Ohio, but he’s technically a transfer. Sayin, the No. 1 QB prospect in the 2024 recruiting cycle, signed with Alabama in December 2023 but left the program after Nick Saban’s retirement in early January.2. Oregon: Dante Moore, fourth, transferHow he landed there: Moore could’ve been a top-five pick in the 2025 NFL Draft but returned to Oregon, which has national championship aspirations. After sitting behind Dillon Gabriel for a season, Moore displayed considerable progress in 2025 and played with more poise than when he was thrust into the starting role at UCLA as a true freshman in 2023.3. Georgia: Gunner Stockton, fifth, homegrownHow he landed there: Stockton led the Bulldogs to an SEC title last season — his first as the full-time starter — and will try to win the national championship that’s eluded Georgia the past three years. He patiently waited three seasons for the starting opportunity after signing with the program as a top-150 recruit during the 2022 recruiting cycle.4. Notre Dame: CJ Carr, third, homegrownHow he landed there: Notre Dame had been a frequent visitor to the transfer quarterbacks market, but Carr’s development was enough for the Fighting Irish to hop off that carousel. Carr, a top-100 prospect in the 2024 cycle, had a strong debut season as Notre Dame’s starter and will shoulder more of the load this season as the Fighting Irish hunt for their first national title since 1988.5. Texas: Arch Manning, fourth, homegrownHow he landed there: Manning committed to the Longhorns, over Georgia and other suitors, in June 2022. He was the No. 1 player in the 2023 recruiting cycle and is viewed as the potential No. 1 pick in April’s draft. Before that happens, Manning and Texas are tasked with living up to high expectations after falling short of their lofty goals last year.6. Indiana: Josh Hoover, fifth, transferHow he landed there: Hoover was committed to the Hoosiers for six months during the 2022 recruiting cycle before he flipped to TCU late in the process. He found his way back to Indiana this offseason and will step into one of the biggest stages in college football as the starting quarterback for the defending national champions.Which college football teams are under the most pressure?Chris Vannini7. Miami: Darian Mensah, fourth, transferHow he landed there: Mensah controversially transferred to Miami after signing a contract to return to Duke for the 2025 season. It’s Mensah’s third school in as many years after leading Tulane to the American Conference title game in 2024.8. Texas A&M: Marcel Reed, fourth, homegrownHow he landed there: Reed was a four-star prospect who was committed to Ole Miss for nearly eight months during the 2023 cycle. At that time, Conner Weigman was viewed as the Aggies’ QB of the future, but Reed eventually rose to the top of the depth chart and led Texas A&M to the CFP for the first time in 2025. He’ll be looking to build on that this season.9. Ole Miss: Trinidad Chambliss, sixth, transferHow he landed there: The Rebels actually went the homegrown route with Austin Simmons as their opening-day starter last year, but an injury created an opportunity for Chambliss, who seized it and rose to stardom. The transfer from Division II Ferris State in Michigan led Ole Miss to the best season in its modern history (13-2, CFP semifinals) and enters 2026 as the best quarterback in the country, according to our 2026 College Quarterback Tiers.10. Oklahoma: John Mateer, fifth, transferHow he landed there: Mateer was a highly touted transfer addition for the Sooners last year after he followed offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle from Washington State to Oklahoma. His first season in Norman was hampered by a broken bone in his throwing hand suffered in September, but the Sooners still reached the Playoff. He has to smooth out some of the rough edges to his game, but there’s a lot of optimism Oklahoma’s offense will be much improved this season.11. LSU: Sam Leavitt, fourth, transferHow he landed there: LSU is Leavitt’s third school. He began his career at Michigan State, then broke out under coach Kenny Dillingham at Arizona State in 2024. Though he didn’t have the season many expected in 2025, Leavitt was still in demand after he entered the transfer portal. LSU looked at several options but ended up signing the Oregon native.12. Texas Tech: Will Hammond, third, homegrownHow he landed there: The Red Raiders initially planned to go the transfer route but cut ties with Brendan Sorbsy — after spending a lot of time and goodwill trying to get him eligible in the wake of his gambling scandal. So Hammond, who tore his ACL in October, will hold the full-time starting role for the first time. He was a four-star recruit in the 2024 recruiting cycle and played in eight games last year.13. Alabama: Keelon Russell, second, homegrownHow he landed there: The Crimson Tide continue to roll with in-house quarterbacks. Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson started during the first two years of Kalen DeBoer’s tenure, and now Alabama’s coach is turning to Russell, a five-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting cycle. Russell was the third-team quarterback last season but beat out Austin Mack for the starting role during training camp.