Portal Thread
- Thread starter PSUWrestlingFanSince2011
- Start date
College football transfer portal: Ohio State adds talent, Auburn recruits QB, what's wrong at Michigan State?
Here's what Late Kick host Josh Pate is hearing.
247sports.com
Some info about Sparty and Nebraska.
I was hoping you'd have a thread on it by now. Lol might be. It'll come out soon.
The downside of the portal for some:
pennstate.rivals.com
Penn State is set to add a former Duke offensive lineman Addison Penn to their roster, Happy Valley Insider has confirmed.
The Southlake (TX) native comes to Happy Valley after four years with the Blue Devils and has two years of eligibility remaining. In his four seasons in Durham (NC), he played in 16 games, including eight this past season. He was last listed for Duke at 6-foot-3 and 305 pounds.
Penn was a three-star recruit in the 2020 recruiting cycle and considered a top-100 prospect in the state of Texas. He committed to the Blue Devils over offers from Arizona, Boston College Boise State, Colorado State, Kansas, Memphis, SMU, Tulsa, and Virginia Tech. He originally committed to Boston College before flipping his commitment to Duke late in the cycle.
Penn was not playing much for Duke, and hit the portal in early January. Evidently, didn't find many options.
He comes to PSU as a walk-on and presumably pays full out-of-state tuition and fees, after leaving a scholarship worth $75k or so annually at Duke.
Penn State adds former Duke offensive lineman as a walk-on
Penn State is set to add a former Duke offensive lineman as a walk-on.
Penn State is set to add a former Duke offensive lineman Addison Penn to their roster, Happy Valley Insider has confirmed.
The Southlake (TX) native comes to Happy Valley after four years with the Blue Devils and has two years of eligibility remaining. In his four seasons in Durham (NC), he played in 16 games, including eight this past season. He was last listed for Duke at 6-foot-3 and 305 pounds.
Penn was a three-star recruit in the 2020 recruiting cycle and considered a top-100 prospect in the state of Texas. He committed to the Blue Devils over offers from Arizona, Boston College Boise State, Colorado State, Kansas, Memphis, SMU, Tulsa, and Virginia Tech. He originally committed to Boston College before flipping his commitment to Duke late in the cycle.
Penn was not playing much for Duke, and hit the portal in early January. Evidently, didn't find many options.
He comes to PSU as a walk-on and presumably pays full out-of-state tuition and fees, after leaving a scholarship worth $75k or so annually at Duke.
This to me just doesn’t make any sense. Maybe there’s something we don’t know, but 7 or 8 of our existing interior linemen would have to portal out or drop dead before he sees the field. Anyway I wish him well. Maybe he just likes wearing blue jerseys on game day.The downside of the portal for some:
Penn State adds former Duke offensive lineman as a walk-on
Penn State is set to add a former Duke offensive lineman as a walk-on.
Penn State is set to add a former Duke offensive lineman Addison Penn to their roster, Happy Valley Insider has confirmed.
The Southlake (TX) native comes to Happy Valley after four years with the Blue Devils and has two years of eligibility remaining. In his four seasons in Durham (NC), he played in 16 games, including eight this past season. He was last listed for Duke at 6-foot-3 and 305 pounds.
Penn was a three-star recruit in the 2020 recruiting cycle and considered a top-100 prospect in the state of Texas. He committed to the Blue Devils over offers from Arizona, Boston College Boise State, Colorado State, Kansas, Memphis, SMU, Tulsa, and Virginia Tech. He originally committed to Boston College before flipping his commitment to Duke late in the cycle.
Penn was not playing much for Duke, and hit the portal in early January. Evidently, didn't find many options.
He comes to PSU as a walk-on and presumably pays full out-of-state tuition and fees, after leaving a scholarship worth $75k or so annually at Duke.
Penn State hosting transfer defensive tackle
Penn State has a visiting transfer on campus at a position of need for the Nittany Lions, Blue-White Illustrated has learned.
Penn State hosting transfer defensive tackle
Penn State has a visiting transfer on campus at a position of need for the Nittany Lions, Blue-White Illustrated has learned.www.newsbreak.com
The Reverse Rahne Pipeline. I dig.
Lots of WRs on this list. Do we still want another? https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ot...p&cvid=37e52aacd5064b179273db8b05be8e93&ei=37
Ad
SkyworkYour Go-To Wacker Neuson Dealer
Ad
Comfort Men ShoesThis is a pair of shoes that every man must have in 2023.
CBS Sports
Follow
Featured games in the NCAAM Basketball
Final
Aztecsvs
Huskies
Final
Hurricanesvs
Huskies
Final
Owlsvs
Aztecs
College football transfer portal: Ranking the top 10 uncommitted players after 2023 spring window closes© Provided by CBS Sports
The spring window for college football players to enter the NCAA transfer portal is closed with Sunday marking the deadline for entry. Though many notable players submitted their names with plenty of time to spare, and have since committed to new homes, a handful of transfer portal entries this cycle have yet to announce where they will take their talents next season.
Spectre 9925 Polished Cold Air Intake System<>Fits 2004-2008 Ford F150
Ad
eBay
There is no hard deadline for players in the transfer portal to commit to a new program, but time is still of the essence for players and schools alike as roster holes are filled -- and some schools have more holes to plug than others. No program is undergoing a roster overhaul this offseason quite like Colorado as more than 40 Buffaloes players entered the transfer portal in the spring window alone as the first enters its first season under coach Deion Sanders.
Sanders and Colorado are not short on top-rated transfer talent to replace those departures from the 2022 roster, but some of the outbound Colorado players make for hot names in the transfer portal that remain uncommitted. Wide receivers Jordyn Tyson and Montana Lemonious-Craig were Colorado's top most productive pass-catchers a year ago, and both remain on the transfer market entering the week.
As coaching staffs nationwide finalize their rosters for the 2023 college football season, here are some of the best players still up for grabs with the spring transfer portal window having come and gone.
Franklin posted prolific numbers each of the past two seasons as UTSA captured back-to-back Conference USA championships. The Dallas-area native caught 81 passes for 1,027 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2021, and increased his production in 2022 to 93 catches for 1,137 yards and 15 touchdowns. The latter earned him Phil Steele honorable mention All-America honors. With four years of experience under his belt, and the production previously mentioned, he can immediately boost any offense in need of veteran pass-catcher.
When it comes to experienced Power Five wide receivers still in the transfer portal, Coleman tops that list. Coleman led all Michigan State players in 2022 with 58 catches for 798 yards and seven touchdowns, and still has two years of eligibility as he seeks a new home. 247Sports ranked Coleman as a top 50 WR in the 2021 recruiting cycle with more than 40 schools extending him offers. Expect the Louisiana native to receive plenty of interest from schools looking to add a reliable target to their offense.
A seventh-year senior, Ukwu battled injuries early in his James Madison career but started every game for the Dukes the past two seasons. He earned First Team All-Sun Belt honors after recording 40 total tackles and 7.5 sacks in 2022, JMU's first at the FBS level after leaving the Colonial Athletic Association for the Sun Belt. Ukwu was a Second Team All-CAA selection in 2021 after registering 44 total tackles and nine sacks. For any schools looking to significantly bolster their pass rush, Ukwu may very well be the answer.
There is buzz of Hudson landing at SMU, the school Hudson committed to as a four-star prospect before flipping to TCU as Sonny Dykes' regime left Dallas for Fort Worth. Initially a verbal commit to Oklahoma, Hudson still has a healthy amount to prove compared to some others on the list, but he showed flashes as a true freshman during TCU's run to the College Football Playoff National Championship last season. Hudson ended his lone season as a Horned Frog catching just 14 passes, but three of those receptions went for touchdowns.
The third transfer portal entry from a Texas school to make the list, Johnson rose to the occasion on the Houston offensive line in 2022. He started all 13 games for the Cougars at left guard and allowed one sack all season, earning him First Team All-American Athletic Conference honors. 247Sports reported in mid-April that Johnson was down to USC and Missouri as transfer options, and either school should benefit tremendously from him in the trenches. Arkansas was also reportedly among those to pursue Johnson after his transfer portal entry.
McCaskill is only a bit of gamble because he missed all of 2022 due to injury, but he came firing out of a cannon at full strength two years ago. McCaskill rushed for 981 yards and 16 touchdowns over 189 carries for Houston as a true freshman in 2021, also catching 21 passes for 113 yards and two scores as the Cougars roared to 12 wins. There is noise of Deion Sanders and Colorado making a strong push for Texas native as the Buffaloes overhaul their roster. 247Sports ranked McCaskill 28th among all running back prospects in the 2021 recruiting cycle.
Henderson brings not only healthy SEC experience but versatility to the table. The former four-star prospect and Miami native made 14 starts for the Gators across the past two seasons at wide receiver and doubled as a return specialist. The 2022 season was Henderson's most productive with 38 receptions for for 410 yards and two touchdowns. Throughout his three-year Florida career, Henderson tallied 75 receptions for 835 yards and five touchdowns, adding 137 yards in kickoff returns and 270 yards in punt returns. Henderson entered the transfer portal in the spring window, so he won't be able to transfer to any SEC institutions without forgoing eligibility for the 2023 season.
If Thompson can stay healthy, he will add serious depth to next quarterback room he joins. Thompson was the primary starter at Texas in 2021 and Nebraska in 2022, but injuries plagued both of those tenures. Thompson battled a thumb injury with the Longhorns -- he still threw for 24 touchdowns that fall -- and then suffered a shoulder injury with the Cornhuskers last year that required surgery in the offseason. Over the past two seasons, Thompson completed 535 passes for 4,520 yards with a 41-19 touchdown-to-interception ratio and rushed for nine additional touchdowns. Auburn is reportedly on his visit list.
Colorado's leading receiver in 2022, Tyson was hitting his stride before suffering a season-ending injury against Oregon in early November. Tyson registered 115 yards and a touchdown against Arizona State and then went for 135 yards and a touchdown in the aforementioned contest against the Ducks. If he bounces back from the injury setback that cut last season short, the Allen (Texas) High School product can be an instant-impact transfer at his next stop. TCU, who hosts Colorado in Week 1, was reported as showing interest shortly after Tyson's transfer portal entry.
Along with Thompson, Thorne makes for one of the most notable quarterbacks still on the market. Michigan State's starter of two years was plagued by inconsistencies in 2022 as the Spartans stumbled to a 5-7 mark, but Thorne was a centerpiece of an offense in 2021 that guided MSU to an 11-2 finish and New Year's Six bowl win. Thorne completed 60.4% of his passes that season for 3,240 yards and 27 touchdowns against 10 interceptions. For teams looking to add a signal-caller with Power Five experience, he checks the boxes.
Ad
SkyworkYour Go-To Wacker Neuson Dealer
Ad
Comfort Men ShoesThis is a pair of shoes that every man must have in 2023.
CBS Sports
Follow
College football transfer portal: Ranking the top 10 uncommitted players after 2023 spring window closes
Story by Dean Straka • 2h agoFeatured games in the NCAAM Basketball
Final
Final
Final
College football transfer portal: Ranking the top 10 uncommitted players after 2023 spring window closes© Provided by CBS Sports
The spring window for college football players to enter the NCAA transfer portal is closed with Sunday marking the deadline for entry. Though many notable players submitted their names with plenty of time to spare, and have since committed to new homes, a handful of transfer portal entries this cycle have yet to announce where they will take their talents next season.
Spectre 9925 Polished Cold Air Intake System<>Fits 2004-2008 Ford F150
Ad
eBay
There is no hard deadline for players in the transfer portal to commit to a new program, but time is still of the essence for players and schools alike as roster holes are filled -- and some schools have more holes to plug than others. No program is undergoing a roster overhaul this offseason quite like Colorado as more than 40 Buffaloes players entered the transfer portal in the spring window alone as the first enters its first season under coach Deion Sanders.
Sanders and Colorado are not short on top-rated transfer talent to replace those departures from the 2022 roster, but some of the outbound Colorado players make for hot names in the transfer portal that remain uncommitted. Wide receivers Jordyn Tyson and Montana Lemonious-Craig were Colorado's top most productive pass-catchers a year ago, and both remain on the transfer market entering the week.
As coaching staffs nationwide finalize their rosters for the 2023 college football season, here are some of the best players still up for grabs with the spring transfer portal window having come and gone.
1. Zakhari Franklin, WR
Previous school: UTSAFranklin posted prolific numbers each of the past two seasons as UTSA captured back-to-back Conference USA championships. The Dallas-area native caught 81 passes for 1,027 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2021, and increased his production in 2022 to 93 catches for 1,137 yards and 15 touchdowns. The latter earned him Phil Steele honorable mention All-America honors. With four years of experience under his belt, and the production previously mentioned, he can immediately boost any offense in need of veteran pass-catcher.
2. Keon Coleman, WR
Previous school: Michigan StateWhen it comes to experienced Power Five wide receivers still in the transfer portal, Coleman tops that list. Coleman led all Michigan State players in 2022 with 58 catches for 798 yards and seven touchdowns, and still has two years of eligibility as he seeks a new home. 247Sports ranked Coleman as a top 50 WR in the 2021 recruiting cycle with more than 40 schools extending him offers. Expect the Louisiana native to receive plenty of interest from schools looking to add a reliable target to their offense.
3. Isaac Ukwu, DE
Previous school: James MadisonA seventh-year senior, Ukwu battled injuries early in his James Madison career but started every game for the Dukes the past two seasons. He earned First Team All-Sun Belt honors after recording 40 total tackles and 7.5 sacks in 2022, JMU's first at the FBS level after leaving the Colonial Athletic Association for the Sun Belt. Ukwu was a Second Team All-CAA selection in 2021 after registering 44 total tackles and nine sacks. For any schools looking to significantly bolster their pass rush, Ukwu may very well be the answer.
4. Jordan Hudson, WR
Previous school: TCUThere is buzz of Hudson landing at SMU, the school Hudson committed to as a four-star prospect before flipping to TCU as Sonny Dykes' regime left Dallas for Fort Worth. Initially a verbal commit to Oklahoma, Hudson still has a healthy amount to prove compared to some others on the list, but he showed flashes as a true freshman during TCU's run to the College Football Playoff National Championship last season. Hudson ended his lone season as a Horned Frog catching just 14 passes, but three of those receptions went for touchdowns.
5. Cam'Ron Johnson, OL
Previous school:HoustonThe third transfer portal entry from a Texas school to make the list, Johnson rose to the occasion on the Houston offensive line in 2022. He started all 13 games for the Cougars at left guard and allowed one sack all season, earning him First Team All-American Athletic Conference honors. 247Sports reported in mid-April that Johnson was down to USC and Missouri as transfer options, and either school should benefit tremendously from him in the trenches. Arkansas was also reportedly among those to pursue Johnson after his transfer portal entry.
6. Alton McCaskill, RB
Previous school: HoustonMcCaskill is only a bit of gamble because he missed all of 2022 due to injury, but he came firing out of a cannon at full strength two years ago. McCaskill rushed for 981 yards and 16 touchdowns over 189 carries for Houston as a true freshman in 2021, also catching 21 passes for 113 yards and two scores as the Cougars roared to 12 wins. There is noise of Deion Sanders and Colorado making a strong push for Texas native as the Buffaloes overhaul their roster. 247Sports ranked McCaskill 28th among all running back prospects in the 2021 recruiting cycle.
7. Xzavier Henderson, WR
Previous school: FloridaHenderson brings not only healthy SEC experience but versatility to the table. The former four-star prospect and Miami native made 14 starts for the Gators across the past two seasons at wide receiver and doubled as a return specialist. The 2022 season was Henderson's most productive with 38 receptions for for 410 yards and two touchdowns. Throughout his three-year Florida career, Henderson tallied 75 receptions for 835 yards and five touchdowns, adding 137 yards in kickoff returns and 270 yards in punt returns. Henderson entered the transfer portal in the spring window, so he won't be able to transfer to any SEC institutions without forgoing eligibility for the 2023 season.
8. Casey Thompson, QB
Previous schools: Nebraska (2022), Texas (2018-21)If Thompson can stay healthy, he will add serious depth to next quarterback room he joins. Thompson was the primary starter at Texas in 2021 and Nebraska in 2022, but injuries plagued both of those tenures. Thompson battled a thumb injury with the Longhorns -- he still threw for 24 touchdowns that fall -- and then suffered a shoulder injury with the Cornhuskers last year that required surgery in the offseason. Over the past two seasons, Thompson completed 535 passes for 4,520 yards with a 41-19 touchdown-to-interception ratio and rushed for nine additional touchdowns. Auburn is reportedly on his visit list.
9. Jordyn Tyson, WR
Previous school: ColoradoColorado's leading receiver in 2022, Tyson was hitting his stride before suffering a season-ending injury against Oregon in early November. Tyson registered 115 yards and a touchdown against Arizona State and then went for 135 yards and a touchdown in the aforementioned contest against the Ducks. If he bounces back from the injury setback that cut last season short, the Allen (Texas) High School product can be an instant-impact transfer at his next stop. TCU, who hosts Colorado in Week 1, was reported as showing interest shortly after Tyson's transfer portal entry.
10. Payton Thorne, QB
Previous school: Michigan StateAlong with Thompson, Thorne makes for one of the most notable quarterbacks still on the market. Michigan State's starter of two years was plagued by inconsistencies in 2022 as the Spartans stumbled to a 5-7 mark, but Thorne was a centerpiece of an offense in 2021 that guided MSU to an 11-2 finish and New Year's Six bowl win. Thorne completed 60.4% of his passes that season for 3,240 yards and 27 touchdowns against 10 interceptions. For teams looking to add a signal-caller with Power Five experience, he checks the boxes.
Alonzo Ford would be a solid addition at DT. I like the production. Coaches gotta close on this one.
The info I have been able to locate on his size says 6'3" 275lbs. Is that current? If so, where's the beef?
That number is probably pretty accurate. The Old Dominion roster and multiple local articles refer to that size and weight Looks like he’s been that size for several years.
Good to know that. I thought another light weight DT is not what PSU needs. I sure hope that is accurate and not a stretch.
Last edited:
That site has been getting flagged for a week, maybe 2 for unsecure.
Unless it's behind paywall, I don't know.
I think he's testing NIL waters and QB situations. Probably desires to be the #1 wherever he goes and while he could be that here, it's far from guaranteed.
If Coleman were to come to Penn State, he'll be the best receiver on the roster day one, and number two won't be close unless there is a major break through this year.
Hope we can land him then. I'd say having a WR like that on the roster would make us dangerous.
If there is it will be because all the DBs of our opponents weren't any good.
There are a lot of schools where he could be #1 but at PSU he could also play for a title contender.
Maybe the NIL money is more important to him.
I saw that and was surprised. His stats aren't as impressive as Tinsley were before he transferred.
He cant get playing time for Ole Miss and he thinks he can get some at Ohio State? Lol
Yet many here think he (or any other portal DT) will instantly improve our DT room. Lol
It seems that Franklin believes a good portal DT would have a great chance to improve PSU DT rotation in 2023. No one here believes "any" portal DT can come in and instantly improve PSU's DT room.
And most here do believe PSU already has significant talent at DT. But again, Franklin knows and he wasn't shy to tell PSU nation that he believes there is an opportunity for the right transfer DT to come in and improve the depth for PSU at DT going into the 2023 season.
Franklin and Barnes were selective in who they offered from the portal, just as they are with high school recruiting. So they obviously believe that Ford has a good chance to improve the PSU DT room......
You aren't giving the posters here enough credit. Many posts here are all over every 300 lbs DT that enters the portal regardless of any other details.
Agreed and I would add that PSU seems to like and has done well with the model of taking a player who has shown out at a step below Big 10 competition who is hungry for the opportunity to show that their ability translates to this level of competition. Worked well with other DL transfers.
A kid like Malone seems to be leaving because of how he sized up against his competition on the depth chart at Ole Miss. But Ford seems like he owned the Old Dominion depth chart as a true freshman and is just chomping at the bit for bigger things. My guess is that he works his @$$ off to make it just like the DE we brought in from Temple a couple of years ago or the DT from Duke or even Chop taking a step up from Maryland.
Yep, but I look at Chop a little differently. Chop was a 5 star talent, knew he was a 5 star talent, but from what I know believed he wasn't being used correctly at MD and knew what Franklin and the PSU staff had told them his role would be at PSU and realized that staying home at MD was a mistake and that if he transferred to PSU the PSU coaches would put him at DE where his obvious talent would be best utilized. Chop was evaluated as a 5 star coming out of H.S., knew himself he had the talent to perform as a 5 star, and just decided that his 5 star talent would show out better at DE at PSU than it would as a LB at MD. And he likely also probably knew the idea of competing for top dog in the B10 in front of 109K at PSU would be a lot more satisfying than competing to just get to a winning record at MD.
Last edited:
He will kill Big Ten pitching
