{"id":632548,"date":"2025-12-27T12:34:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T12:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/632548\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T12:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T12:34:21","slug":"james-madison-qb-alonza-barnett-iii-plans-to-enter-ncaa-transfer-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/632548\/","title":{"rendered":"James Madison QB Alonza Barnett III plans to enter NCAA transfer portal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/james-madison-dukes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">James Madison<\/a> QB <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/alonza-barnett-iii-3927\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alonza Barnett III<\/a> plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. Barnett helped led the Dukes to the College Football Playoff in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Barnett was QB1 all season for James Madison\u2019s 12-2 finish to the season, which came to an end after losing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/teams\/oregon-ducks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oregon<\/a> 51-34 in the College Football Playoff. He led the Dukes to a Sun Belt Championship after going undefeated in conference play as well.<\/p>\n<p>Statistically, Barnett completed 216-370 (58.4%) of his passing attempts for 2,806 yards. 23 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He added 127 carries for 589 yards and 15 additional touchdowns on the ground as JMU\u2019s second-leading rusher.<\/p>\n<p>Barnett\u2019s former head coach at JMU, Bob Chesney, is heading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/sites\/bruin-blitz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UCLA<\/a> as the Bruins\u2019 next head coach. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/rivals\/nico-iamaleava-145284\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nico Iamaleava<\/a>, UCLA\u2019s starting quarterback in 2025, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/ucla-bruins\/news\/ucla-qb-nico-iamaleava-re-signs-with-bruins-for-2026-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">re-signed with the Bruins for next year<\/a>, making it unclear what\u2019s next for Barnett\u2019s college football journey. <\/p>\n<p>Before college, Barnett was a part of the 2022 recruiting class and was a three-star recruit. He clocked in as the No. 1,786 overall recruit, per the Rivals Industry Rankings, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services. Barnett was the No. 116 QB in his class and No. 45 player from his home state of North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Once the NCAA transfer portal opens on Jan. 2, players can officially enter their names in the NCAA transfer portal and go on to initiate contact with their preferred schools. The portal will be open for 15 days and close on Jan. 16.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, players who are on teams competing in the national championship game are allowed five extra days to make their portal decision. The College Football Playoff championship game will be played on Jan. 19, so the players on those teams will be allowed until Jan. 24 to enter the portal and choose their next school.<\/p>\n<p>To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3\u2019s Transfer Portal\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/transfer-portal\/wire\/basketball\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wire<\/a>. The\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/transferportal\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TransferPortal_\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Twitter account<\/a>\u00a0are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"James Madison QB Alonza Barnett III plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. 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