Tag: Big Ten Transfer Portal

Nebraska to host Fresno State transfer Phoenix Jackson

Nebraska will be hosting Fresno State linebacker transfer Phoenix Jackson this week.

The transfer portal has officially opened, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers are finalists for a transfer linebacker.

Multiple reports have listed the Huskers among Fresno State linebacker Phoenix Jackson’s top four teams. The 6-foot-4, 220-pound linebacker from Modesto, California, also includes Auburn, Indiana, and SMU in his top four.

Jackson is expected to be on campus in Lincoln this Wednesday, December 11. The California native is coming off a 2024 season in which he totaled 49 tackles, including seven tackles for loss and four sacks. He also had four pass deflections, two interceptions, and one forced fumble.

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Nebraska running back to enter transfer portal

Nebraska running back Gabe Ervin Jr is expected to enter the transfer portal

Nebraska running back Gabe Ervin Jr. will be finishing out his collegiate career elsewhere. On Monday, it was reported by Max Olson of ESPN that Ervin will be entering the transfer portal after four seasons with the Cornhuskers.

Originally a member of the 2021 recruiting class out of Buford High School in Georgia, Ervin chose the Huskers over offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, Boston College, and Charlotte.

In his time in Lincoln, Ervin ran for 455 yards and five touchdowns on 109 career attempts. In 2024, the Georgia native saw a career-low 14 carries, totaling 41 yards and two touchdowns.

Ervin was one of four backs in the rotation early in the season but fell out of favor for Emmett Johnson and Dante Dowdell. His status in the backfield didn’t change even with the switch from Marcus Satterfield to Dana Holgorsen as Offensive Coordinator.

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USC cornerback Ceyair Wright transfers to Nebraska

Former USC cornerback Ceyair Wright officially transferred to the Huskers on Friday afternoon.

The Nebraska football team added another transfer to their roster. Former USC cornerback Ceyair Wright officially transferred to the Huskers on Friday afternoon.

Wright spent three seasons with the Trojans. He entered the transfer portal in late May after being benched during the 2023 season. Prior to the season, he started 11 games in 2022 and over 30 games in his career at USC, delivering 40 tackles and one interception.

A Top 100 recruit in the 2021 class, Wright played football at Loyola High School before heading to USC. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound junior will have two years of eligibility remaining when he arrives at Nebraska.

He will join a deep defensive back room containing D’Andre Barnes, Mario Buford, and Jeremiah Charles.

Wright is also an actor, a fourth-year junior. He has appeared in movies such as “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” in which he plays one of LeBron James’ sons, and the series “Grown-ish,” in which he has a recurring role as Zeke Bracey.

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Tracking the biggest transfer portal moves in the Big Ten Conference

An updated tracker of some of the biggest transfer portal moves in the Big Ten Conference this offseason.

At this point in the college football calendar, rosters are in flux across the nation. Players are moving to new teams, and recruits are getting ready to make it official at the next level. It’s a wild time, where things change by the day.

For the Oregon Ducks, we’ve been keeping track of players to enter the transfer portal, as well as potential targets that the Ducks should look at, and a wish list of players who we hope land with the team.

As things progress in the portal, we figured it would be a good idea to try and keep track of some of the most notable transfer portal moves being made in the Big Ten Conference, where the Ducks are set to compete in 2024. There have already been some big moves, such as Michigan State landing a new quarterback, or Ohio State losing their quarterback. As the calender continues to churn, more big names will come and go as well.

Here’s our updated tracker of the most notable roster additions or subtractions to take place in the Big Ten this offseason: