Curt Cignetti lost his primary tight end, Zach Horton, from the 2024 season to graduation, so he hit the portal for his replacement in the 2025 season. Holden Staes joins Indiana after a season at Tennessee and two at Notre Dame.
Former Tennessee and Notre Dame tight end Holden Staes is the latest Indiana football transfer portal addition. Staes announced on his social media channel on Thursday that he will be Indiana-bound for the 2025 season.
Indiana football turned into a transfer portal hot spot once Curt Cignetti took over. That philosophy turned into a stunning College Football Playoff appearance.
Another former Tennessee Volunteer football player has found his new destination. Former Vols’ tight end Holden Staes signed with a fellow college football playoff team on Thursday.
Tennessee Vols transfer tight end Holden Staes is reportedly visiting an ACC program on Thursday. According to 247Sports' Chris Hummer, Staes is visiting
Staes played just one season in Knoxville. Tennessee will lose a veteran piece out of the tight end room this offseason. Holden Staes, who joined the program last season after transferring out of Notre Dame, will once again be seeking a new home.
It wasn’t too long ago that tight end Holden Staes was firmly a part of the long term plans for Notre Dame. After originally being a member of the 2022 recruiting class, Staes didn’t get a ton of opportunities as a true freshman.
The Tennessee Volunteers' 2024 season came to an end with a lopsided 17-42 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
Saturday wasn't a good day for Notre Dame football as the Irish suffered a brutal loss to Northern Illinois, 16-14. The loss doesn't end Notre Dame's season but it certainly is going to take a lot of time to wash the bad taste of that defeat out of the mouth.
Former Notre Dame tight end Holden Staes looked early last year to be on the path to perhaps being the next great end in the long history of them with the Fighting Irish.
With the transfer portal now closed until later in the spring, Tennessee football has concluded their class ranked as the No. 22 in the country and No.
A big addition at a spot of need. Tennessee entered the offseason with a clear need at the tight end position, and that need become amplified when four-star tight end Jonathan Echols flipped his commitment to South Florida earlier this month.
Finally, some good news for Tennessee when it comes to the transfer portal. Last night, Notre Dame tight end transfer Holden Staes committed to Tennessee, first reported by On3.
The Tennessee Volunteers have seen a lot more subtraction than addition so far with the transfer portal. Tennessee fans have been waiting for good news
Tennessee got their first transfer portal addition on Friday evening in former Notre Dame tight end Holden Staes. Staes has two seasons of eligibility left, and he caught 15 catches for 176 yards and four touchdowns.
Makes a lot of sense. Per multiple reports, Tennessee will host former Notre Dame tight end Holden Staes this weekend for a visit. Staes entered the transfer portal back on December 1st and has two years of eligibility remaining after spending two seasons in South Bend.
The 2020 season is one many Penn State football fans would like to forget. Much of the 2020 season was bad on the field but off the field wasn’t much better.
Notre Dame sophomore tight end Holden Staes is the latest Irish player to announce he is entering the transfer portal. Staes is also the fourth offensive player to jump in the portal.