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Former SEC QB TJ Finley arrested in connection to stolen car
By Andrew Olson
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Former SEC QB TJ Finley was recently arrested in connection to a stolen car.
Finley, who started his career in the SEC, is currently a member of the Tulane football program. FOX 8 New Orleans reported Thursday that Finley was booked for illegally possessing an item worth more than $25,000. He reportedly told authorities he recently bought the car from Atlanta and has been released from jail. FOX 8’s report did not contain further details on the case.
Finley is entering Year 6 of his college football career.
Finley was a true freshman at LSU in 2020, a season that does not count against his NCAA eligibility due to COVID-19 conditions. Appearing in 5 contests, Finley was 80-of-140 passing (57.1% complete) for 941 yards, 5 touchdowns and 5 interceptions.
After his season at LSU, Finley switched sides in the Tiger Bowl rivalry, heading to The Plains. In 2021, Finley made 9 appearances for Auburn, completing 54.7% of his passes for 827 yards, 6 touchdowns and 1 interception.
Like Auburn’s season, 2022 did not go as planned for Finley. He further extended his eligibility by only playing in 4 games of the ’22 campaign, taking a redshirt. In those 4 appearances, he had just 1 touchdown pass to 4 picks, completing 62.3% of his passes for 431 yards.
After his stop at Auburn, Finley transferred to Texas State. He had a breakout season with the Bobcats in 2023. Playing in 13 games, Finley threw for 3,439 yards while completing 67% of his passes (279-of-414) with a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 24-to-8. The 6-7, 255-pound QB also rushed for 5 scores.
Finley landed at Western Kentucky in 2024. He started the first 3 games of the season before being sidelines due to injury early in the third game. In limited action, he was 48-of-75 passing for 490 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. Both interceptions came against Alabama, where he turned in an 18-of-31 passing performance for 92 yards.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
