The NCAA transfer portal opens for college football on Jan. 2, but players around the country whose seasons have ended have already announced their intentions to enter.
Clemson’s decision to move on from Garrett Riley and bring back Chad Morris is not a nostalgia play. It’s a structural one. This hire suggests that Clemson wants to shift to a more run-forward, or at least balanced, offensive structure.
Clemson is set to host a new portal target. Tennessee transfer defensive lineman Jamal Wallace is set to visit on Wednesday. Wallace announced an offer from Clemson on Tuesday.
After missing the 2025 season, a former Clemson running back has found a new home. Dismissed RB Marquise Henderson is headed to Samford, according to a social media post.
Clemson has landed an SEC transfer. Former Auburn cornerback Donovan Starr has signed with Clemson, per multiple reports. Starr, a four-star talent who signed with Auburn as part of the 2025 recruiting class, was also a Clemson target coming out of high school.
On Sunday, former Clemson star Tee Higgins set a new career-high in touchdown receptions, and he did so in spectacular fashion. The sixth-year Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver made a remarkable one-handed touchdown grab late in the second quarter of his team’s game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday in the final week of the NFL regular season.
Clemson has landed another transfer portal commitment on the defensive side of the ball. Old Dominion transfer safety Jerome Carter has committed to Clemson.
Clemson is one of the favorites of this transfer defensive back following his trip to Tigertown. Clemson is among the schools standing out to former Memphis safety Chris Bracy, along with Michigan, Houston, Mississippi State, Iowa and Arkansas, according to a post on his social media account.
Clemson has landed its second big portal commitment. Cal transfer Luke Ferrelli has committed to the Tigers after visiting campus on Tuesday. He was the ACC Defensive Freshman of the Year.
A former Clemson Tiger has found his new home. Clemson transfer DT Stephiylan Green has committed to LSU. The rising junior also had visits scheduled to Miami, Texas A&M and Southern Cal, but those are now not expected to transpire.
The Clemson Tigers continue to roll through the transfer portal, picking up another commitment with safety Jerome Carter III on Tuesday afternoon, according to On3's Thomas Goldkamp.
An SEC transfer announced an offer from Clemson on Tuesday. Tennessee defensive line transfer Jamal Wallace reported the offer via social media. The 6-foot-3, 313-pound redshirt junior entered the transfer portal after two seasons with the Volunteers.
Changes are coming to the Clemson Tigers, but one of them might not be at a position that many are thinking about. With the departure of Cade Klubnik to the NFL Draft and being out of eligibility, head coach Dabo Swinney and new offensive coordinator Chad Morris have a decision to make: quarterback.
A Clemson portal target came off the board fairly quickly. FSU transfer DL Jayson Jenkins committed to Mississippi State on Monday. Jenkins was expected to visit Clemson at some point this week, although no official date had been confirmed.
The NCAA transfer portal opens for college football on Jan. 2, but players around the country whose seasons have ended have already announced their intentions to enter.
With the transfer portal opening last Friday, the Clemson Tigers have already pounced on the opportunity to build off last year’s disappointing season.
The Clemson Tigers saw a loss to their defensive line with Stephiylan Green entering the transfer portal, and now they will see him Week 1 of next season.
The Clemson Tigers will continue to host transfers over the course of this week, and there’s a visitor on Tuesday that would fill a critical need on the team’s defense. According to Tiger Illustrated’s Paul Strelow, California linebacker Luke Ferrelli is visiting Clemson on Tuesday.
The Clemson Tigers capped a disappointing 2025 season with an ugly 22-10 loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Pinstripe Bowl, raising fresh doubts over the program's direction under longtime head coach Dabo Swinney.