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Tar Heels QB Criswell entering transfer portal

Tar Heels QB Criswell entering transfer portal

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Criswell will have one year of eligibility remaining.

UNC has four-star quarterback Bryce Baker coming in with the 2025 recruiting class. Baker, the No. 4 dual-threat passer in the class, affirmed his commitment after the hiring of Bill Belichick as coach. A 6-foot-3 passer from Kernersville, North Carolina, Baker is ESPN’s No. 193 overall prospect in the 2025 cycle.

The 6-foot-1, 230-pound Criswell first came to UNC in 2020 but played sparingly over three seasons, although he started one game in 2021. He appeared in four games for Arkansas in 2023, passing for 143 yards and three touchdowns. Criswell then transferred back to the Tar Heels following spring practice.