With the conclusion of the ACC regular season in college football, the opening of the NCAA Transfer Portal is coming soon.
Starting on Dec. 4, college coaches will have the opportunity to speak with players that have entered their name in the portal. This will serve as a stressful period for college teams and a wild couple of months for the sport of college football.
This is the new form of recruiting and is now crucial to every team, almost as much as high school recruiting itself. Pittsburgh Sports Now will start running an ACC Daily Portal Report, that will provide updates on all activity involving programs in the ACC.
Oregon State quarterback DJ Uiagalelei has Florida State amongst one of his transfer destinations, according to Pete Nakos of On3. Uiagalelei also has Oregon and potentially entering the 2024 NFL Draft as his options for next season.
Uiagalelei completed 180 of his 315 passes, 57.1%, for 2.638 yards and 21 touchdowns to seven interceptions in his only season as a Beaver.
He started the two previous seasons with Clemson. Uiagalelei struggled in his first seasons starting in 2021, completing 208 passes for 2,246 yards, but nine touchdowns to 10 interceptions. He would improve in 2022, completing 229 passes for 2,521 yards and 22 touchdowns to seven interceptions, but Clemson chose to go with a different signal caller, Cade Klubnik, prompting Uiagalelei to leave.
Uiagalelei has one year left of eligibility.
NC State sophomore quarterback MJ Morris announced his decision to transfer on Thursday. Morris came into replace Virginia transfer quarterback Brennan Armstrong at the mid point of the season in Week 6. He started four games, with three wins at home over Marshall, Clemson and Miami, but chose to redshirt and sat out the rest of the season.
He played in five games in 2022, forcing him to make a decision to redshirt this season, giving him three more years of eligibility. He completed 115 of his 199 passes, threw for 1,367 yards and 14 touchdowns to six interceptions.
Two other Wolfpack players placed in the transfer portal — redshirt junior defensive lineman C.J. Clark and redshirt freshman linebacker Torren Wright.
Clark played in all 25 games the past two seasons, a mainstay at defensive tackle for NC State. He finished his five year career with the program, making 72 tackles, 20 solo, 7.5 tackles for loss and four sacks. Wright redshirted in 2022 and played in seven games this season, making two tackles, one solo.
Clark has one year left of eligibility, while Wright has three.
Miami saw three players announce their decision to transfer in redshirt junior defensive lineman Chantz Williams, kicker Stone Springman and wide receiver Jason Campbell.
Williams played in 39 games over his four seasons with the Hurricanes making 40 tackles, 18 solo, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble and four passes defended. He has two years left of eligibility with a COVID-19 year.
Campbell and Springman never played for the Hurricanes, with Campbell having three years left to eligibility and Campbell having four.
Duke had two players enter the transfer portal on Thursday, with graduate student kicker Charlie Ham and senior defensive back/kick returner Jaylen Stinson.
Stinson served as the starting safety the past two seasons for the Blue Devils and started five games as a sophomore in 2021. He finished second on the team with both 82 total tackles and 37 solo tackles, as well as five pass break ups this season.
He ends his Duke career with 211 tackles, 117 solo, 5.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, three interceptions, 12 passes defended, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries. He has one year of eligibility remaining thanks to a COVID-19 year.
Ham served as the main kickoff specialist for Duke the past four seasons, playing in 45 games over his career. He took 192 kickoffs, for an average of 61.2 yards and 96 touchbacks. He also served as the field goal kicker from 2020-22, going 36-for-50, 72.0%. He has one year of eligibility remaining thanks to a COVID-19 year.
Wake Forest continues to see players leave after a disappointing 2023 season, which saw them finish 4-8, as both redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Christian Forbes and sophomore wide receiver Wesley Grimes.
Forbes played in all 12 games this season and five last season for 17 over his four years with the Demon Deacons. He has two years left off eligibility, thanks to a redshirt and the COVID-19 year.
Grimes played in all 12 games as well in 2023 and seven in 2022 for 19 over his two seasons with Wake Forest. He made 20 catches for 339 yards and four touchdowns last season, with his four receiving touchdowns best on the team along with Jahmal Banks.
Redshirt junior offensive lineman Brayden Rohme announced his intent to transfer on Thursday. Rohme played in 35 games over five seasons for Cal, including 30 over the past three seasons. He has one year left of eligibility, thanks to a COVID-19 year.
Redshirt sophomore punter Cole Maynard will transfer from North Carolina after three seasons with the program. He served as the primary holder for field goals and punted three times, once over each season. He has two seasons left of eligibility.
Senior wide receiver Demick Starling placed his name in the transfer portal on Thursday. Starling played in 28 games over four seasons with the Cavaliers, starting four, finishing with 11 catches for 188 yards and two touchdowns. He has one year left of eligibility.
For all your college football transfer portal needs, check out the Portal Report and their Transfer Portal Tracker.
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