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Look Who's Transferring Now (The Portal)

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Clemson Tigers LB Mike Jones Jr. enters transfer portal

Clemson linebacker Mike Jones Jr. entered his name in the transfer portal on Monday. The redshirt sophomore was a starter for the Tigers this past season and is listed as a grad transfer in the portal.

He was an ESPN 300 prospect in the 2018 class, originally from Lebanon, Tennessee, before transferring to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, to finish his high school career.

Jones redshirted his first season in 2018 after playing in three games for Clemson, then had 19 tackles and a forced fumble in 15 games during the 2019 season. He started seven games this past season, missing two games due to injury, and had 30 tackles, four tackles for loss, four pass breakups and two interceptions, including an interception in the Allstate Sugar Bowl against Ohio State.

He was a projected starter on Clemson's defense in 2021, a unit that was expected to return most of its starters. While Jones has already redshirted, because the NCAA has granted each player an extra year of eligibility, he will still have three more years of eligibility if he decides to use them.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-footba...igers-lb-mike-jones-jr-enters-transfer-portal

Just sayin': I'm surprised to see a starting player for Clemson want to transfer. There has to be more to the story.
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From what I have been told, recruiters can contact Mike Jones directly at 281-330-8004
 
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“I think when you look at our team right now, first off, we have a great culture,” Day said recently. “And the first thing is, anytime you bring anybody in, whether it’s a coach or a player, they have to fit our culture.”

Justin Fields, Jonah Jackson, and Trey Sermon all did that perfectly. Fields earned his respect immediately with his play. Jackson could have entered an offensive line room that wanted nothing to do with him, but he fit with that crew perfectly. Sermon could have complained about his lack of carries this season but never did. They all fit the culture at Ohio State and even enhanced it. Is there anybody in the transfer portal like that right now?

The transfer portal isn’t a place for impulse buys. The talent must be there, the fit must be there, and — oh yeah — the room has to be there. Currently, the Buckeyes don’t have a ton of room, but likely enough to add two or three players if the need was to arise.

At the moment, however, Day likes what he’s got coming back.

“When you go through and you look at where we’ve recruited in the position groups, we’re pretty healthy at most positions,” he said. “So, we’re always looking at that and now more than ever, Mark Pantoni and his staff are always looking to see who’s out there, but it has to be the right fit.”

“And, you know, we feel like there’s a lot of guys in our program right now that can play for us. We just came off a very successful season, didn’t finish the way we wanted it to, but I think that there’s a lot of good young players in the program. And so I think we’re pretty healthy.”
 
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The Big Ten programs with the most transfers shouldn’t be hugely surprising: Nebraska (37), Maryland (35), Penn State (30), Michigan (29) and Rutgers (28). Sure, Maryland and Rutgers had the aforementioned coaching changes which might lead to large volumes of transfers, and Scott Frost was in the middle of his first season as head coach for the Huskers when the portal opened, though Nebraska has continued to see scholarship players leaving in droves.

But then there’s the cases of Penn State and Michigan — historic programs with stability at the head coaching position. Let’s focus here on Michigan (obviously). Along with the dearth of any sort of championships in Ann Arbor in recent memory, the mass exodus of players, including some once highly-touted recruits, should be a glaring indicator of the rot within the program. Most recently, running back Zach Charbonnet landed at UCLA, while quarterback Dylan McCaffrey has yet to find his final destination (coincidentally, Dylan’s brother, Luke, also entered the portal from Nebraska). The departure of players is both a symptom of program challenges, as well as a causative agent of additional, new problems within the program.

Why has Ohio State been largely immune from these challenges? The answers are highly intuitive: The Buckeyes are good. They have won all manner of championships in recent memory. The program remained remarkably stable even through a coaching transition from Urban Meyer to Ryan Day (it probably helped that Day had been interim head coach for three games in 2018). From a cultural perspective, players are coming to Ohio State to win championships. There aren’t a lot of other options elsewhere in the Big Ten to achieve that end. Where would be a better landing spot?

But why, for a program where even four-star recruits might never see the field because of the depth of talent ahead of them, does talent tend to stick around in Columbus? Perhaps it’s because nearly half of Ohio State’s roster is from Ohio and is living out the dream of playing for the state’s flagship university. But even Alabama is net negative when it comes to the portal. Credit has to go to Day and the coaching staff for building a culture where players want to stick around.

Ohio State is in the rare position to leverage the transfer portal to get to another level, getting even more out of reach of other Big Ten programs. Rather than hemorrhaging players to other schools, the Buckeyes can have their pick of players who would be the best fits for their immediate needs in the upcoming season.

But the returns — even for the Buckeyes — are diminishing. Getting a solid player in the door to fill a gap is one thing. Building a team of transfers is a different story.
 
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Radley-Hiles, 3-year starter as Oklahoma DB, enters portal

Defensive back Brendan Radley-Hiles, a three-year starter at Oklahoma, has entered the transfer portal.

Radley-Hiles had 115 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 14 passes defended and three interceptions for the Sooners. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

He scored on a 30-yard interception return against South Dakota in 2019. His interception against TCU in 2019 helped preserve a 28-24 win and launched the Sooners into the Big 12 title game.

Radley-Hiles was rated a five-star recruit by Rivals when he entered the program but sometimes was criticized by fans for on-field mistakes.

Entire article: https://collegefootball.nbcsports.c...-3-year-starter-as-oklahoma-db-enters-portal/

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An Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree … played in 10 games and made eight starts … missed the 12/5 Baylor game … totaled 30 tackles (20 solo, 10 assists), 4.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, an interception and five pass breakups … logged three tackles (all solo) and a pass breakup in Cotton Bowl win over No. 10 Florida (12/30) ... notched two tackles vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State (11/21) … recorded an interception and 1.0 tackle for loss vs. Kansas (11/7) … registered a season-high nine tackles (eight solo) with 0.5 for loss at TCU (10/24) … tallied four tackles (0.5 for loss) vs. No. 22 Texas (10/10) … made six stops (four solo) with one for loss vs. Kansas State (9/26) … recorded a sack in season opener vs. Missouri State (9/12).
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https://soonersports.com/sports/football/roster/brendan-radley-hiles/14046

CB Brendan Radley-Hiles (5th-7th)
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https://thegamehaus.com/nfl-draft/nfl-draft-prospects-in-the-goodyear-cotton-bowl/2020/12/26/

Just sayin': He may have "issues"; but he is listed as a CB that was projected as a 5th to 7th round draft pick.
 
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Oh8ch said:
Has two degrees and 3 years of eligibility.

Never thought I would see that.
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Oregon starting QB Tyler Shough entering transfer portal with three years of eligibility remaining

"I would like to thank my coaches at Oregon for the opportunity and many lessons learned these past three years. Huge thank you to the fans and Eugene community for welcoming me here and making this place special ... I will always love and appreciate you guys," Shough said. "Thank you to my teammates and brothers for making this place a home. I will forever cherish the bonds we have built together. Once a Duck, always a Duck."

Shough inherited a tough spot being the successor to first-round pick Justin Herbert in a COVID-shortened season, but in seven games, Shough threw for more than 1,500 yards and 13 touchdowns to seven interceptions while adding another two scores on the ground. By late in the year, though, Shough was splitting time with Boston College transfer Anthony Brown, who played a significant role in the Ducks' Fiesta Bowl loss to Iowa State.

Brown has opted to return to Oregon for the 2021 season, taking advantage of the NCAA grating athletes a free year of eligibility due to the pandemic. Young blue-chip products Jay Butterfield and incoming freshman Ty Thompson could be in the mix as well. Though Shough, a former four-star recruit, has entered the transfer portal, he still has the option to return to Oregon if he so chooses. Whether the school will hold on to his scholarship will probably play a role in that.

Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...abbing-his-career-and-florida-state-football/

Just sayin': Didn't like the competition and "splitting time". He wants to be "the guy".

I wonder if Harbaugh has called him yet...:lol:
 
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