Ex-Penn State football WR target with Tom Allen ties hits transfer portal

Penn State football has suffered minimal losses through the first week and a half of the spring transfer portal window. However, when the portal has struck, it has come for the wide receiver room, already viewed as a position of need coming out of the Blue-White Game. In a position to potentially add depth to the unit heading into the summer, the Nittany Lions could consider turning to Derrick Bohler, a one-time recruiting target who originally committed to new Penn State assistant Tom Allen at Indiana.

Indiana wide receiver, ex-Nittany Lions recruit Derrick Bohler enters transfer portal

Derrick Bohler was a three-star wide receiver in the class of 2023, according to 247Sports. The 6-1 pass catcher was ranked as the No. 161 overall wide receiver in the class. Bohler, a Miami native, received offers from Indiana, Penn State, Boston College, Arizona, Michigan, Pitt, Tennessee, Utah, among others.

Bohler officially visited Penn State football in June 2022, around the same time the Nittany Lions were pursuing prospects like Tony Rojas and Anthony Donkoh. Ultimately, Bohler chose Tom Allen and the Indiana Hoosiers.

Derrick Bohler did not see any playing time in his redshirt freshman season last fall. Bohler decided to stick around Indiana this winter following the staff turnover that helped bring Tom Allen to Happy Valley. But on April 16, the young wide receiver entered the transfer portal with four years of eligibility.