QB TJ Finley makes sixth college stop at Georgia State

Quarterback TJ Finley is on his sixth college in six years.It was revealed Monday that Finley has enrolled at Georgia State, with coach Dell McGee revealing that he has spent the past few months with the team.Finley, 23, has suited up for LSU, Auburn, Texas State and Western Kentucky in his college career and transferred to Tulane after the 2024 season. Tulane suspended Finley after he was arrested in connection with a stolen truck; his attorney said he was the victim of a scam and did not know the vehicle he purchased from an online marketplace had been stolen.He entered the portal again once the Green Wave brought in more quarterback transfers.As it turns out, Finley found another home much sooner than anyone knew.”He was with us in May. He’s been a part of our program,” McGee told reporters. “He was just awaiting some legal matters and then the NCAA appeal that he had to go through.”McGee said Finley attended team meetings and practiced over the summer. Once the Panthers got to fall camp, he didn’t give Finley reps in practice as they did not know if he’d be cleared to play and they needed the other quarterbacks ready.No. 21 Ole Miss flattened Georgia State 63-7 in the season opener Saturday. Earlier in the week, McGee found out that Finley, in fact, had been cleared.”We got the news on Tuesday of the Ole Miss week that he won his appeal,” McGee said, “and he started back his acclimation period with an afternoon practice with our strength and medical staff, and he was the scout team quarterback on Wednesday. He worked out Saturday and Sunday and he’ll be part of the evaluation process moving forward.