Quarterbacking futures rarely travel in straight lines, but the 6-foot-7, 255-pound passer who succeeded Joe Burrow at LSU has carved a route more winding than most. Three autumns ago, he was firing a 265-yard debut in Baton Rouge; this fall, he’s unpacking a new playbook in downtown Atlanta, making Georgia State the sixth locker he’s called home. Physically imposing and armed with a howitzer right arm, he arrives as both a grad student and a nomad, hoping that stop No. 6 finally brings the stability that injuries, coaching changes, and portal cycles have denied so far.

His name is TJ Finley , and his mileage is jaw-dropping: LSU in 2020, Auburn in 2021-22, a record-shattering turn at Texas State in 2023, an ankle-marred cameo at Western Kentucky in 2024, a paper-only stint at Tulan

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