Transfer portal active before official opening Monday

Oklahoma wide receiver Nic Anderson plans to enter the transfer portal when it officially opens on Monday, several reports said Thursday.

The 6-foot-4 Texas native hauled in 38 receptions for 798 yards and 10 touchdowns during the 2023 season. Then he missed nearly the entire 2024 season due to a nagging quad injury.

His 10 scores broke the Sooners’ freshman touchdown record.

Players around Division I have begun declaring their intention to enter the portal, which is officially open between Monday and Dec. 28. That includes Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold (1,421 passing yards, 12 touchdowns, three interceptions in 2024), a former five-star who was reported Wednesday to be jumping into the portal.

–Kentucky wide receiver Barion Brown announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal.

A preseason first-team All-American, Brown was held to just 29 receptions for 361 yards and three TD catches in his third season in Lexington, all representing career lows.

In 37 games, he has racked up 122 catches for 1,528 yards, 11 receiving TDs, two rushing scores and five kick return touchdowns.

Tight end Jordan Dingle also plans to move on from Kentucky. He had nine catches for 71 yards and a touchdown in 2024 and has 43 receptions for 615 yards and four scores in his career.

–Southern California wide receiver Kyron Hudson intends to enter the portal as a grad transfer with one year of eligibility remaining.

Hudson has been with the Trojans since 2021, but 2024 was his breakout season, setting or matching career highs of 38 receptions, 462 yards and three touchdowns.

He has 72 catches for 807 yards and eight TDs in 40 career games.

–Stanford quarterback Ashton Daniels filed paperwork to enter the portal, On3 reported.

Daniels made 10 starts in 2023 and nine more starts in 2024, when Stanford struggled to a 3-9 record. Daniels had 1,700 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 2024, along with a team-high 669 rushing yards and three scores on the ground.

For his career, Daniels has amassed 3,986 passing yards, 21 TDs, 20 picks, 1,117 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns.

–Quarterback E.J. Warner, the son of Kurt Warner, announced he will transfer from Rice after the program fired coach Mike Bloomgren earlier this season. New head coach Scott Abell is known for running a spread triple-option offense.

“Due to the scheme and philosophy change, I will be entering the transfer portal in hopes for finding the best fit for my final year of eligibility,” E.J. Warner wrote on social media.

Warner spent two years at Temple before transferring to Rice ahead of the 2024 season. He threw for 2,710 yards, 17 touchdowns and 13 interceptions this season. He has led the American Athletic Conference in interceptions three years running.

–Southern Miss quarterback Tate Rodemaker is entering the portal, On3 reported.

Rodemaker is best known as the signal-caller who stepped in for the injured Jordan Travis at the end of Florida State’s 2023 season. Rodemaker threw five touchdowns without an interception in nine appearances for the Seminoles last year.

At Southern Miss, he threw for 985 yards, seven touchdowns and seven picks. The Golden Eagles fired head coach Will Hall in October and went on to finish 1-11.

–Coastal Carolina QB Ethan Vasko announced he is heading into the portal after succeeding Grayson McCall as the Chanticleers’ starter under center.

Vasko threw for 2,110 yards, 14 touchdowns and eight picks in 2024. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

–Washington State running back Wayshawn Parker said he will enter the transfer portal with three years of eligibility remaining.

As a freshman for the 8-4 Cougars, Parker racked up 735 rushing yards on a 5.4 per-carry average and scored four touchdowns.

Washington State’s starting quarterback, John Mateer, is rumored to be a candidate to jump into the portal as well, though no announcement has been made. Offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle was recently hired by Oklahoma.

–New Mexico quarterback Devon Dampier told On3 that he is entering the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining. He passed for 2,768 yards and 12 TDs with 12 interceptions in 12 games and also rushed for 1,166 yards on 155 carries, a 7.5 average, and 19 TDs.

–Field Level Media