The Cavaliers signed two veteran quarterbacks out of the transfer portal this cycle to ensure there was a backup plan of sorts if the NCAA denied Morris' waiver. Redshirt senior Beau Pribula (Missouri) and fourth-year junior Eli Holstein ( Pittsburgh) are competing during spring practice for the starting job.

Morris’ return would have given the Cavaliers an unusually deep quarterback room with 60 career Division I starts, but created a potentially delicate dynamic for head coach Tony Elliott to manage.