The Becht family is making waves in the football world, and not just in the transfer portal. While QB Rocco Becht charts his new collegiate path, his father, former NFL tight end Anthony Becht, just made a significant career move of his own in the UFL.

According to reports, Antony Becht is leaving the St. Louis Battlehawks to become the head coach of the Orlando Storm. Becht has compiled a 22-8 regular-season record at Battlehawks in the last three seasons and is now locked to UFL’s newly formed Orlando Storm as its first-ever head coach.

“Today, I am filled with mixed emotions as I leave a city and a team that I love — the St. Louis Battlehawks — to take on the exciting challenge of building a new team — the Orlando Storm — in my home state,” said Antony. “I look forward to the task that faces me and adding to the great tradition of football in the Sunshine State.”

Antony Becht has been the Battlehawks’ head coach ever since the 2023 season.  In that time, he has led the team to three consecutive winning seasons and two playoff berths. Orlando Storm offers the man to stay in Orlando, closer to his home in Florida. Established on October 7, 2025, the newly formed UFL team owned by actor Dwayne Johnson looks to present a dominant front with Becht at the helm.

The 48-year-old also has the experience to do so. The Storm head coach was a standout tight end for West Virginia, playing from 1995 to 1999.

The veteran tight end played for the New York Jets till 2004, earning a place in the PFWA All-Rookie team in 2000. Later, Tampa Bay came calling in 2005, where he remained till 2007. Thereafter, the Iowa State QB’s dad moved to the UFL, playing for the St. Louis Rams in 2008, eventually coming back to play short stints for the Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs. The head coach also worked as an analyst for ESPN for a few years. Now, he is starting a new chapter in UFL, while his son Rocco Becht is looking to do so in the NFL.

Rocco Becht’s likely destination after transfer portal decision

Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell accepted the Penn State head coaching job, and Iowa State has seen a flurry of transfer portal decisions. Safety Cameron Smith, Mason Ellens, and linebacker Danny Inglis are some of them. Becht has spent three years at Iowa State and has proven himself as a QB. This year, the QB has passed for 2,584 yards and has 9,274 collegiate passing yards to his name in total. Now that he has decided to leave Iowa State, multiple teams will be looking to sign the QB.

Many analysts and predictions currently tout the QB to land in Penn State, rejoining Matt Campbell for one last year. “Becht offers something few transfers can. Institutional knowledge. He wouldn’t need to learn Campbell’s terminology, decipher his protections, or guess at his thresholds,” predicted Yahoo Sports’ Nick Wright. “That familiarity eliminates months of acclimation that typically slow portal quarterbacks.”

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Penn State seems to be a perfect place for the Iowa State QB1. Drew Allar has lost college eligibility and will be moving to the NFL. Redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkmeyer seems to be the only current option in the camp. But it’s unlikely Campbell will stick with him. Rocco Becht is then a perfect option for the head coach. The transfer portal officially opens on January 2, and the Penn State head coach will undoubtedly be looking to shop him quickly off the portal.