LSU Finley signed his National
Letter of Intent with LSU on December 18, 2019, and enrolled at the university as an early enrollee on January 18, 2020. Finley entered the 2020 season as the backup to starting quarterback
Myles Brennan. Brennan suffered a season-ending abdominal injury in LSU’s third game of the season, and following the team’s bye week, Finley was named the starter by head coach
Ed Orgeron for the Tigers’ October 24 game against
South Carolina. In his first career start, which also marked his collegiate debut, Finley completed 17 of 21 pass attempts for 265 yards with two touchdowns and one interception and rushed for 24 yards and a touchdown, as LSU defeated South Carolina 52–24. Finley started five games during the season and compiled a 2–3 record as LSU’s starter. He was later benched in favor of true freshman
Max Johnson for the Tigers’ final two games. Finley finished the season completing 80 of 140 passes for 941 yards, five touchdowns, and five interceptions. In 2021, amid a three-way quarterback competition in spring practice with Brennan and Johnson, Finley announced he would be entering the
transfer portal on May 6, 2021.
Auburn On May 24, 2021, Finley announced he would be transferring to
Auburn over offers from
Alabama,
Penn State, and
Houston. Finley began the 2021 season as the backup to
Bo Nix. He made his Auburn debut against
Akron, scoring a rushing touchdown, and the following week threw a passing touchdown against
Alabama State. In Week 4, Finley entered the game in the fourth quarter for a benched Nix and threw the game-winning touchdown versus
Georgia State, helping the Tigers avoid an upset. After Nix suffered a season-ending injury against
Mississippi State, Finley started the final three games of the season, going 0–3, including a
Birmingham Bowl appearance against
Houston. On August 4, 2022, prior to the start of the season, Finley was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant for eluding police officers on two separate occasions while riding his
motorcycle without a helmet in the city of Auburn. Finley was named Auburn's starting quarterback for the Tigers' opening game of the
2022 season, having beaten out
Oregon transfer
Robby Ashford and
Texas A&M transfer
Zach Calzada for the starting job. He started Week 1 against
Mercer, completing nine of 14 passes for 112 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions in a victory. He started the following week against
San Jose State, throwing for 167 yards and one interception in a 24–16 win. In Week 3, Finley suffered a Grade 2
AC sprain against
Penn State in a loss and was replaced by Ashford. His only other appearance came four weeks later against
Ole Miss. On May 2, 2023, Finley announced his intention to enter the transfer portal for a second time. Finley led the Bobcats to their first bowl appearance in program history, a victory over
Rice in the
First Responder Bowl. Texas State finished the season with an 8–5 overall record, setting a program record for most wins in a single season as an FBS member and securing its first winning season since 2014. On the season, Finley completed 279 of 414 passes for 3,439 yards and a
program-record 24 passing touchdowns, along with eight interceptions, while also rushing for five touchdowns. He recorded five 300-yard passing games and threw three touchdown passes in five separate contests. On January 16, 2024, Finley entered the transfer portal for a third time.
Western Kentucky On January 22, 2024, Finley transferred to
Western Kentucky to play under head coach
Tyson Helton. Finley won the starting quarterback job during preseason camp, with
Caden Veltkamp serving as his primary backup. He made his Hilltoppers debut in the season opener against No. 5
Alabama, throwing for 92 yards and two interceptions in a 63–0 loss. The following week, Finley rebounded by throwing for 351 yards and a touchdown in a 31–0 victory over
Eastern Kentucky. In Week 3, Finley suffered a season-ending leg injury in the first half against
Middle Tennessee, which required surgery. On December 7, 2024, Finley announced that he would enter the transfer portal for a fourth time.
Tulane On December 16, 2024, Finley transferred to
Tulane, joining head coach
Jon Sumrall. On April 4, 2025, he was suspended indefinitely from the Tulane football team following his arrest on a charge of illegal possession of stolen property involving a
Dodge Ram truck valued at more than $25,000. He entered the transfer portal again on April 25, 2025.
Georgia State On August 27, 2025, Finley transferred to
Georgia State, joining head coach
Dell McGee. He made his debut just 11 days later, starting against
Memphis immediately after the team had played its first game of the season, where he threw for 201 yards and one interception in a 38–16 loss. During the season, Finley appeared in seven games and made six starts, often splitting time at quarterback with Cameron Brown. He finished the year with 1,244 passing yards, six touchdowns, and seven interceptions. On December 15, 2025, Finley entered the transfer portal for the sixth time to join a 7th team.
Incarnate Word On January 14, 2026, Finley signed with
FCS program
Incarnate Word, which would have marked Finley's seventh different college football program across seven seasons. However, on March 25, Finley announced he would be entering the
2026 NFL draft instead of returning to college football for another season.
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