Harrison Bailey, former Tennessee football quarterback, transfers to Florida

Former Tennessee football quarterback Harrison Bailey is transferring to Florida, he announced Monday.

Bailey is heading for his fourth school. He spent the past two seasons at Louisville after playing for UNLV in the 2022 season after leaving Tennessee in the middle of the 2021 season.

Bailey has completed 63.2% of his passes for 1,190 yards with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions in four seasons across three programs. He capped his Louisville career by starting in a 35-34 win against Washington in the Sun Bowl after starter Tyler Shough opted out. Bailey completed 16 of 25 passes for 164 yards and three touchdowns in the bowl victory.

He has one season of eligibility left as a graduate transfer and likely is a depth addition for Florida, which returns star freshman DJ Lagway at quarterback.

Harrison Bailey is a former Tennessee football quarterback

Bailey entered the transfer portal in October 2021 after sitting as the third-string quarterback behind Hendon Hooker and Joe Milton in 2021 under coach Josh Heupel. He played in one game in the 2021 season, completing 3 of 7 passes for 16 yards and rushing for a touchdown against Tennessee Tech in September before entering the portal.

The Marietta, Georgia, native started the final three games as a freshman in the 2020 season, which featured a revolving door of quarterbacks under fired Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt. He was 48-for-68 passing for 578 yards and four touchdowns in six games in 2020.

He signed with Tennessee as a four-star recruit and the No. 99 overall prospect in the 2020 class, according to the 247Sports Composite.

Florida is Harrison Bailey’s fourth school after playing at UNLV and Louisville

Bailey landed at UNLV after leaving Tennessee. He played in six games, with one start, in 2022, completing 30 of 58 passes for 318 yards and two touchdowns. He threw for 209 yards with two touchdowns on 16-for-27 passing in a win over Nevada in the season finale.

He entered the portal again in April 2023 and transferred to Louisville in May 2023.

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Bailey threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns in two seasons with the Cardinals.

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