From the moment Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele made his stellar debut with California , fans have been linking his name to college football transfer portal rumors on social media. The star freshman quarterback officially shut down those discussions on Saturday by committing to return to the Golden Bears in 2026.

The former five-star recruit confirmed to those close to him that he will not enter the college football transfer portal and will return to California in 2026, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel. Sagapolutele started all 12 regular season games as a true freshman and posted 3,117 passing yards, 17 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

Sagapolutele never appeared to be overly interested in transferring, but his impressive play caused speculation that bigger programs would be interested in

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