The Texas Longhorns coaching staff wants more competition at quarterback following a poor finish to the season by sophomore Tyrone Swoopes, but there's no help arriving early in the form of a junior college transfer, meaning that the Longhorns will have to wait for the spring graduation of a transfer quarterback while they continue to monitor the junior college scene.

Some of these candidates are extreme longshots and some may well not even transfer, but there are several names out there that have been connected to Texas.

Former Houston quarterback John O'Korn -- On Saturday, the Cougars officially announced the transfer of the one-time starter over parts of two seasons. Texas, TCU, Wisconsin, and Florida were the schools granted permission to speak with the Florida native earlier in the month and former Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston posted last week on his Instagam account that O'Korn would be heading to Texas.

But a source told the Houston Chronicle on Saturday that Wisconsin and Syracuse are now the most likely destinations for O'Korn. Given that he won't be eligible to play in 2015 as he sits out, it's hard to see any interest from O'Korn having been reciprocated from Texas.

Former Arizona quarterback Connor Brewer -- As improbable as a return to Austin might seem on the surface, the 2102 Longhorns pledge's family father indicated that Brewer shouldn't have made the decision to leave in the first place and had been in contact with Texas. Is the Texas staff interested in Brewer's return, though?

That much isn't yet clear, but Brewer seems like one of the most likely possibilities in the current graduate transfer market because of his rankings out of high school. However, getting buried on the Arizona depth chart after the same thing happened at Texas doesn't bode well for his ability to compete for the job in a return to Texas.

According to Brewer's father, South Carolina is interested in getting a visit from Brewer and Northern Arizona is "definitely a possibility." There has also been contact between the Arizona product and UTSA.

Since he's not going to graduate until the spring, things may not move quickly as the coaches assess the landscape nationally.

Stanford quarterback Kevin Hogan -- The school announced late last week that Hogan will be remaining in Palo Alto for his final season of college eligibility. Despite the rumors about the potential for his departure, it's not surprising that he would decide to remain with the Cardinal since he's been a successful starting quarterback there for some time.

Notre Dame quarterback Everrett Golson -- A turnover spree at the end of the 2014 season cost Golson his starting job with the Fighting Irish and could cause him to move on if he can't regain it by the end of the spring. Despite the inability to protect the football, at least 24 teams have expressed interest in Golson. However, SEC schools that have been linked to the former four-star prospect, like LSU, would have to go through an appeals process first, which could complicate matters if he does decide to leave.

Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller -- After the national championship win against Oregon, Miller said that he wasn't sure about his future and wants to get his shoulder fully healed, but the return to school of late-season sensation Cardale Jones and the recovery of JT Barrett means that Miller could have a tough road to win back the starting job.

As a result, a transfer would seem imminent since he could play right away at the school of his choice. Problem is, the Longhorns aren't really thought to be a front-runner for his services if he were to make that decision and wouldn't even be a strong fit offensively.

If he did decide to transfer to a school with a more pro-style offense, the Seminoles would seem like a better fit and also have a need for a quarterback with Winston's departure.

Ohio State quarterback JT Barrett -- Any discussion of a Barrett transfer has to start with the interpretation of the hand sign that he threw up in the immediate aftermath of the victory in Arlington, but would also include a discussion of his seemingly despondent posture even before he was captured on television.

When the rest of his team was starting to celebrate, Barrett was alone on the bench with his head hanging:

J.T. Barrett in the moments after Ohio State won. pic.twitter.com/Tq9rojuHyd — Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonCBS) January 13, 2015

[Update]: Barrett says that he was praying.

Still, he said that he intends to return -- as he would -- and the idea of him transferring seems outlandish at the moment.

Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones -- Might as well put all of them on here, right?