The USF quarterback room will gain a second transfer very soon in former Alcorn State quarterback Noah Johnson, who has confirmed with Bulls247's Will Turner and JJ Garrett that he will be transferring to USF as a graduate transfer for the 2020 season.

Johnson, an Armwood alumnus, will be immediately eligible after being granted a hardship waiver for a sixth year after sustaining a season-ending injury in 2019.

Having played at Alcorn State, Johnson had a prior relationship with running backs coach Pat White, who was Johnson's quarterbacks coach at Alcorn State before he took the job at USF. When White ended up in Tampa, Johnson's interest in USF was piqued. He took a visit to the school in January.

He was the 2018 SWAC Offensive Player of the Year and finished as the 2018 SWAC Championship Offensive MVP. The six-foot dual-threat quarterback was one of four finalists for the HBCU Player of the Year award in 2018 after throwing for 2,207 yards and 15 touchdowns as a redshirt junior. He rushed for 1,080 yards and 11 touchdowns for the Braves that same season.

Johnson enters into a quarterback room that swells from one scholarship quarterback at the end of last season to now five with the addition of former North Carolina quarterback Cade Fortin, Columbia (Lake City, Fla.) DUAL Jordan Smith and Central (Miami, Fla.) PRO Katravis Marsh, all joining Jordan McCloud in Tampa.

USF has seen an influx of transfers over the last two years and certainly got some production out of one-year guys in MLB Patrick Macon, DE Darius Slade and S Devin Studstill. The Bulls have dipped back into the transfer portal once again under Scott and grabbed Oregon RB Darrian Felix, former Stanford DT Bo Peek as a graduate transfer and a graduate transfer in Fortin, who's a rare case with three years left to play.

Scott told reporters that he had several scholarships still available and that he would use those on transfer portal prospects in the future after seeing position needs during the spring. Where USF doesn't seem to be turning into the second coming of SMU (the Mustangs took 16 transfers before the 2019 season), the Bulls are shoring up some areas of concern by adding to inspire competition.

The competition in the quarterback room will be intense as it seemingly turns into a three-headed race with the addition of Johnson. Because of the coronavirus pandemic effectively canceling the spring football season, the playing field levels out.

Johnson confirmed he should be on campus in June if students are allowed to return to the USF Tampa campus.

Bulls247 recruiting writer JJ Garrett contributed to this story.

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