Category: Transfer Portal

Texas A&M junior quarterback has entered the transfer portal

Junior QB Jaylen Henderson has joined Conner Weigman in the transfer portal

Texas A&M’s 2024 season ended at a disappointing 8-4 and 5-3 in SEC play after losing three out of their last four games, including the season finale 17-7 loss to rival Texas in the revival of the Lone Star Showdown.

With Early Signing Day set to begin on Wednesday, Elko and his staff are on fire recruiting-wise. They have landed three commitment flips, including former Missouri commits, led by five-star OL Lamont Rogers and four-star athlete/running back Jamarion Morrow.

However, Tuesday’s transfer portal activity has been busy for the Aggies, as three more players entered their names, including wide receiver Cyrus Allen and two quarterbacks: Redshirt sophomore Conner Weigman and junior Jaylen Henderson.

While Weigman’s exit isn’t surprising after he was benched in favor of redshirt freshman quarterback Marcel Reed, Henderson’s 2024 season was uneventful and injury-ridden, as the junior has proven that he can start in the SEC after starting three games during the latter half of the 2023 season.

Henderson’s best game came during his first start as an Aggie during former head coach Jimbo Fisher’s final game with the program against Mississippi State. He threw and ran for four touchdowns in one of the more memorable debuts. Henderson finished his A&M career with 715 passing yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions,

Jaylen Henderson has two years of eligibility remaining, while the Aggies only have two scholarship quarterbacks on the roster.

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Alabama veteran wide receiver to reportedly enter transfer portal

A fourth Alabama player has now entered the transfer portal.

After the same was reported about redshirt freshman Jahlil Hurley on Tuesday morning, Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Kobe Prentice will now also be entering the transfer portal when it opens.

Prentice is the fourth Alabama player to do so up to this point in the season, joining Jehiem Oatis, Keanu Koht, and the aforementioned Hurley.

A junior, Prentice has been a prominent member of Alabama’s wide receiver room across the last three seasons, hauling in a combined 60 receptions for 780 yards and five touchdowns. Included in this span was a career-year in 2021 as a freshman, hauling in 31 receptions for 337 yards and two scores.

This season, Prentice has seen action in 10 games for the Crimson Tide, with the time that he missed due to an injury. Over that span, Prentice has a total of 11 receptions for 129 yards and one touchdown, with his best game this season having come back in Week 1 against Western Kentucky in which he had three receptions for 43 yards.

Texas A&M redshirt sophomore QB has reportedly entered the transfer portal

It’s official: Texas A&M QB Conner Weigman has officially entered the transfer portal

Texas A&M’s 2024 season ended at a disappointing 8-4 and 5-3 in SEC play after losing three out of their last four games, including the season finale 17-7 loss to rival Texas in the revival of the Lone Star Showdown.

With Early Signing Day set to begin on Wednesday, Elko and his staff are on fire recruiting-wise. They have landed three commitment flips, including former Missouri commits, led by five-star OL Lamont Rogers and four-star athlete/running back Jamarion Morrow.

However, the transfer portal gives and takes, as four players from the 2024 roster have entered the portal since Monday, and according to ESPN CFB insider Pete Thamel, redshirt sophomore quarterback Conner Weigman is the newest name on the list.

This is not surprising after Weigman’s injury-riddled Aggie career, as the once heralded five-star recruit couldn’t quite find his footing as a consistent threat in the passing game during his final season in College Station.

After being benched in favor of redshirt freshman quarterback Marcel Reed, Weigman’s future with the program was immediately in question. Despite Reed’s struggles in the loss to Texas, he looks like the presumed starter heading into the 2025 season.

Weigman finished his A&M career with a 9-4 record in 13 starts, 2,694 passing yards, 19 touchdowns, and seven interceptions.

Weigman will have many suitors, and I can safely say we will all cheer for him once he finds a new home.

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A key Kentucky defensive lineman will enter the transfer portal

Kentucky is set to lose a key member of the defensive line to the transfer portal.

The transfer portal opens on December ninth, but Kentucky football is already set to lose a key member of their defensive line. In the same week where Tucker Kattus and Marquise Davis decommited from the Wildcats, Keeshawn Silver announced he will enter the portal.

Silver was a five-star recruit in the 2021 class out of high school who originally committed to North Carolina. He played sparingly while there, and transferred to Kentucky for the 2023 season.

Related: Five quarterbacks Kentucky should target in the portal

As a Wildcat, Silver has been an instrumental part of the team the past two seasons, filling in admirably on the defensive line. His presence was especially important this season, with the injuries they suffered up front.

With the opening of the transfer portal less than a week away, more announcements are sure to follow. After such a disappointing season, Mark Stoops will have to try and keep as many important players as he can, as he tries to rebound in 2025.

Texas A&M junior wide receiver has entered the transfer portal

Junior wide receiver Cyrus Allen has entered the transfer portal after one season at Texas A&M

Texas A&M’s 2024 season ended at a disappointing 8-4 and 5-3 in SEC play after losing three out of their last four games, including the season finale 17-7 loss to rival Texas in the revival of the Lone Star Showdown.

Amid head coach Mike Elko’s first season, plenty of issues, including the playcalling of OC Collin Klein, led to the underwhelming finish, but so did the lack of offensive playmakers and lack of depth at running back after star RB Le’Veon Moss was lost for the season.

However, with Early Signing Day set to begin on Wednesday, Elko and his staff are on fire recruiting-wise. They have landed three commitment flips, including former Missouri commits, led by five-star OL Lamont Rogers and four-star athlete/running back Jamarion Morrow.

However, three players have entered the transfer portal since Monday, including junior wide receiver Cyrus Allen, who transferred to Texas A&M after two seasons at Louisiana Tech.

One of the toughest players on the roster, Allen finished fourth in receiving with 18 receptions and 269 yards through the air before his 2024 season ended after sustaining an elbow injury.

While Allen’s departure certainly hurts from a depth perspective, I expect Elko and his staff to add two or more wide receivers from the transfer portal in the coming months.

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LSU safety Jordan Allen becomes next Tiger to hit the portal

Another LSU defender is entering the transfer portal

Another LSU Tiger is hitting the transfer portal. This time, from the secondary.

Safety Jordan Allen plans to enter his name into the transfer portal when it opens next week. Allen was a three-star in 2022 — Brian Kelly’s first class at LSU. According to the On3 Industry Rankings, he was the No. 506 overall recruit in the class.

Allen played sparingly as a freshman and sophomore. He was primed for a bigger role in 2024 but spent much of the year on the injury report. He started LSU’s first two games against USC and Nicholls.

According to PFF, he finishes his LSU career with 16 tackles, five stops, and a pass breakup. He was targeted eight times and allowed 73 yards in coverage.

In four games, he had nine tackles and two stops. Allen provided depth and would have competed for a starting job next year.

LSU is gearing up to reset at the safety position in 2025. Along with Allen entering the portal, Major Burns is graduating.

Former Boston College QB Thomas Castellanos receiving interest from Auburn

Is Castellanos a great fit for Auburn?

Auburn football will enter the 2025 season with two fewer quarterbacks following the graduation of [autotag]Payton Thorne[/autotag] and the intent to transfer from Holden Geriner.

[autotag]Hank Brown[/autotag] and [autotag]Walker White[/autotag] remain on the team, and [autotag]Deuce Knight[/autotag] is expected to sign with the team this week. Could Auburn add experience at the position while White and Knight develop? According to a report from Rivals, it appears that Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze is exploring the possibility.

Adam Gortney of Rivals reported late Monday that Auburn is one of four schools showing interest in former Boston College quarterback [autotag]Thomas Castellanos[/autotag], joining Florida State, Missouri, and Miami.

Castellanos, a 5-9 196-pound quarterback from Waycross, Georgia, has played his two most recent seasons at Boston College after signing with UCF in 2022. While in Boston, Castellanos passed for 3,614 yards, 33 touchdowns, and 19 interceptions. The 2024 season saw Castellanos expand his touchdown-to-interception ratio, where he threw 18 touchdowns to five interceptions.

The biggest storyline surrounding Castellanos took place during the Eagles 37-31 win over Syracuse on Nov. 9. Castellanos left the game due to a leg injury, which forced Boston College head coach Bill O’Brien to play Grayson James in the position. Following the game, O’Brien elected to keep James at the starting quarterback slot.

“I think what’s best for the team right now is for Grayson James to be the starter,” O’Brien said of the change at quarterback. “(Castellanos) has done a great job for us. He’s an awesome competitor. We have a lot of respect for Tommy. Obviously he wasn’t real thrilled with that. He’s taken a couple days.”

A few days later on Nov. 14, Castellanos announced that he was officially leaving the program and would enter the transfer portal once it opens on Dec. 9.

In eight games this season, Castellanos led Boston College to four wins while completing 99-of-161 passes for 1,366 yards and 18 scores. According to Pro Football Focus, Castellanos was pressured 69 times, which resulted in 18 sacks and seven turnover-worthy passes. As a runner, Castellanos rushed for 194 yards on 93 carries with a score.

The transfer portal officially opens on Dec. 9 and will remain open until Dec. 28.

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Portal Update: LSU DE Da’Shawn Womack planning to transfer

Five-star LSU DE Da’Shawn Womack is hitting the transfer portal

The transfer portal news continues out of LSU where defensive end [autotag]Da’Shawn Womack[/autotag] is the latest Tiger to hit the transfer portal. 

Womack was a five-star recruit in the class of 2023. Womack didn’t take long to enter the rotation as a true freshman. He finished with eight pressures and two sacks in 79 snaps last year.

In 2024, Womack took a step forward but didn’t start with [autotag]Bradyn Swinson[/autotag] and [autotag]Sai’Vion Jones[/autotag] holding down the starting edge spots. Womack totaled 13 pressures and two sacks in 100 snaps this year.

Womack’s talent is undeniable. When he’s on the field, he has all the tools of a future first-round pick. LSU doesn’t want to lose a guy like this, especially with Womack preparing to enter his junior year. If Womack puts it all together, he’s going to be a serious player.

LSU was deep at the defensive end this year, thanks to guys like Womack providing depth. Swinson and Jones are off to the NFL now while Womack looks for another home.

It’s a clear position of need for LSU as we enter the transfer season.

Texas A&M is reportedly a contender to land former 5-star wide receiver

Former Texas Tech wide receiver Micah Hudson has entered the transfer portal, and the Aggies are in the mix

When wide receiver Micah Hudson committed to Texas Tech over Texas A&M this time last year, many predicted that his time in Lubbock would depend on his first-year production, which came to 8 receptions and 123 yards through the air.

Unsurprisingly, Hudson has entered the transfer portal and will be one of the more coveted players by nearly every wide receiver-needy program, including Texas A&M.

Rated as a top-30 ranked prospect in the 2024 recruiting class, the Aggies came very close during Jimbo Fisher’s final season in landing Hudson, but A&M’s in-season failures likely resulted in the Temple, Texas native staying the course and signing with the Red Raiders.

Underutilized in Texas Tech’s offense, Hudson is too talented to sit and wait on any roster. Given the Aggies’ 2024 issues in the passing game due to a lack of playmaking talent in the wide receiver corps, Hudson’s speed, versatility, and route running skillset would be a no-brainer addition.

According to Rivals’ Adam Friedman, Micah Hudson’s top contenders include Texas, LSU, Tennessee, Colorado, and Texas A&M. I expect the Aggie coaching staff to be very active with Hudson over the next month.

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LSU starting wide receiver CJ Daniels entering transfer portal

LSU’s offense took a hit on Tuesday with a top receiver entering the portal

LSU football took its most significant transfer portal yet on Tuesday with reports indicating wide receiver CJ Daniels plans to transfer.

The transfer portal officially opens next week, but names are flooding the market already.

Last week, LSU head coach Brian Kelly said the Tigers expected Daniels to return in 2025. He spent one year in Baton Rouge after transferring from Liberty.

2025 will be Daniels’ sixth year of college football. He has a COVID redshirt and took a redshirt in 2022, only playing four games.

Daniels dealt with an injury throughout 2024 but was a real contributor when he was in the lineup. He caught 42 passes for 480 yards and didn’t find the end zone.

In 2023 at Liberty, Daniels was one of the most efficient receivers in the country. He caught 55 passes for 1,067 yards, putting him at an average of 19.4 yards per catch. He caught 10 touchdowns too.

This is a loss for an LSU offense that looked a lot more stable with Daniels in the lineup.

So far, four Tigers are set to enter the portal. With the season just getting underway, there will be more.