The transfer portal has completely transformed the landscape of college athletics. With the introduction of NIL, schools are scrambling to find ways to attract top talent to their programs. This shift has required a lot of adaptation—some schools have figured it out, while others are still working on ways to funnel in money.

Last year, in college football, teams like Ohio State, Georgia, Oregon, Florida State and many others paid their rosters over $10 million. Boosters are more involved than ever, funding the programs they support. With NIL, the landscape of college football has changed drastically, and it’s clear that almost anything goes now.

Over the offseason, Virginia football received an anonymous, multi-million dollar donation. The director of recruiting for Virginia, Justin Speros, spoke about what this meant for the program:

“It was game-changing. The [transfer] portal certainly changed… it really allowed us to be extremely competitive,” Speros said to reporters.

The donation had an immediate impact, as the Cavaliers quickly went into the portal and landed a quarterback—Chandler Morris, who played last season at North Texas. Prior to that, he spent three seasons at TCU and one season at Oklahoma.

In a recent interview, Morris explained his major goal coming to Virginia.

“I wanna win the conference championship,” Morris told the media. “That’s something I told them from day one.”

He didn’t stop there.

“I didn’t come all the way to Virginia as a Texas boy just to win five or six games,” Morris insisted.

The sixth-year quarterback was brought in with the expectation that he’ll be the starter and give Virginia a real shot at winning the ACC Championship. After a 5-7 season, the Cavaliers are hopeful they’ve found the right leader to get them over the hump. For now, the confidence is high, especially from the Texas native.