Boston College junior quarterback Thomas Castellanos is expected to enter the transfer portal, Kevin Stone of Eagle Action has confirmed.

This comes after Boston College head coach Bill O'Brien made the decision to bench Castellanos in favor of junior quarterback Grayson James.

O'Brien told the media on Tuesday that Castellanos wasn't happy about the news and that he was taking some time away from the Eagles.

"Tommy has done a great job for us," O'Brien said. He’s an awesome competitor. We have a lot of respect for Tommy. Obviously, he wasn’t real thrilled with that, so he’s taking a couple days (away from the team), so I’ll get back to you on that one. But, Grayson James will be the starter against SMU.”

Castellanos appeared in eight games for the Eagles this season. He missed Boston College's game on Sept. 28 against Western Kentucky due to injury.

In 2024, he completed 99 out of 161 passes (61%) for 1,366 yards and 18 touchdowns, while also throwing five interceptions. Castellanos also rushed 93 times for 194 yards and a touchdown.

Castellanos originally began his career at Central Florida in 2022.

In 26 career games, Castellanos has completed 297 out of his 507 passing attempts (58.6%) for 3,689 yards, 33 touchdowns and 19 interceptions. He's added 322 carries for 1,427 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Castellanos was a high-three-star dual-threat quarterback prospect out of Ware County High School in Waycross, Georgia in the 2022 class. He ranked as the No. 8 dual-threat quarterback and No. 61 recruit in the state of Georgia in the cycle. He signed with UCF in December of 2021.

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The winter college football transfer portal window is scheduled to open on December 9th, 2024 for 20 days. Additionally, players have a 30-day window to transfer if their head coach leaves. There is also a five-day window for players to transfer after their team has finished postseason play.