TAMPA, Fla. – The University of South Florida’s do-it-all quarterback Byrum Brown won’t return for a senior season.
According to multiple reports Monday, Brown is expected to enter the transfer portal. No specific destination has been released, though Auburn may likely be in the mix.
Former USF coach Alex Golesh took over the Tigers program last month.
Brown, 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, led the Bulls to a 9-3 regular season and a program-first landing in the college football playoff bracket during the season. A late-season loss to Navy ultimately knocked the Bulls from the CFP.
USF lost to Old Dominion in the Cure Bowl, in which Brown did not play.
Brown led the nation in total offense per game in 2025, averaging 347 yards of total offense per game. Also, he threw for 3,158 yards and ran for more than 1,000, becoming just the 12th FBS player to reach those numbers in a single season.
Brown ends his USF career with 7,690 passing yards and 61 touchdowns and 2,265 rushing yards and another 31 scores on the ground.