Dan Lanning calls for earlier playoff start and home games after CFP win
Dan Lanning urges earlier playoff schedule and home games following Oregon’s Orange Bowl victory.
College football‘s version of free agency has changed the sport, and there have been changes to the transfer portal itself this winter.
The portal period now runs from Jan. 2-16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for teams playing in the national championship. The spring portal window in April is no longer a part of the schedule, so January is the only open window for teams to add via the portal in 2026.
Here’s a running list of player movement in the SEC this winter (players have either announced intention to transfer or it’s been reported they will enter portal):
Note: Players who enter portal can return to their respective schools.
(HIT REFRESH FOR UPDATES.)
Alabama football transfer portal
IN
OUT
WR Cole AdamsOL Olaus AlinenLS David BirdCB Cam CalhounEDGE Noah CarterOL Micah DeBoseOT Wilkin FormbyWR Jalen HaleWR Bubba HamptonDB Kameron HowardOL Joseph IonataDE Keon KeeleyWR Jaylen Mbakwe (Georgia Tech)OL Roq MontgomeryLB Qua RussawWR Rico ScottRB Richard YoungArkansas football transfer portal
IN
OL Malachi Breland (Memphis)S Christian Harrison (Cincinnati)QB AJ Hill (Memphis)WR Jamari Hawkins (Memphis)P Braeden McAlister (Georgia State)LB Ja’Quavion Smith (Howard)RB Sutton Smith (Memphis)
OUT
EDGE Justus Boone (Wisconsin)DL Charlie CollinsDB Keshawn Davila (Kansas State)DL Ian Geffrard (Texas)RB AJ GreenOT E’Marion Harris (Oklahoma)EDGE Kavion HendersonQB Trevor JacksonDL Kaleb JamesWR Andy JeanS Ahkhari JohnsonLB Justin LoganOL Shaq McRoyS Miguel MitchellDL Kevin OatisWR Jace PettyS Anton PierceCB Nigel PringleOL LJ PrudhommeS Jabrae ShawLB JJ SheltonK Scott StarzykLB Tavion Wallace (Kentucky)QB Grayson WilsonAuburn football transfer portal
IN
RB Nykahi Davenport (South Florida)TE Jonathan Echols (South Florida)DB Fred Gaskin (South Florida)QB Locklan Hewlett (South Florida)CB Gavin Jenkins (South Florida)WR Jeremiah Koger (South Florida)WR Christian Neptune (South Florida)WR Kory Pettigrew (South Florida)LS Hudson Powell (Miami of Ohio)
OUT
RB Damari AlstonQB Jackson ArnoldDL James AshLB Xavier AtkinsDL Malik BloctonOL DeAndre Carter (Iowa State)OT Xavier ChaplinDL Antonio ColemanWR Cam ColemanCB Jay Crawford (Ole Miss)QB Ashton DanielsTE Hollis DavidsonOL Ebuka EdwinWR Horatio FieldsTE Preston HowardWR Cam’Ron KingQB Deuce KnightCB A’Mon Lane-Ganus (South Florida)CB Kayin LeeDB Kensley Louidor-FaustinWR N’Nonye MarcusK Towns McGoughRB Durell RobinsonOL Dylan SendaS Taye SeymoreWR Malcolm SimmonsDB Donovan StarrCB Raion StraderWR Perry Thompson (Minnesota)WR Sam TurnerEDGE Jamonta WallerLB Caleb WheatlandOT Seth WilfredEDGE Amaris WilliamsLB Robert WoodyardFlorida football transfer portal
IN
S DJ Coleman (Baylor)TE Lacota Dippre (James Madison)DL DK Kalu (Baylor)C Harrison Moore (Georgia Tech)QB Aaron Philo (Georgia Tech)WR Bailey Stockton (Georgia Tech)
OUT
DL Michai Boireau (Ole Miss)DL Tarvorise Brown (North Carolina)DB Jordan CastellRB KD Daniels (Wake Forest)S Josiah DavisDB Sharif Denson (Ole Miss)DB Teddy FosterRB Chad Gasper Jr.CB Aaron GatesCB Jameer GrimsleyTE Hayden Hansen (Oklahoma)WR Tank HawkinsLB Grayson Howard (South Florida)RB Ja’Kobi JacksonTE Cameron KossmannQB DJ LagwayOT Devon ManuelOT Marcus MascollDL Jeramiah McCloudWR Aidan MizellWR Naeshaun MontgomeryK Evan NoelWR Mike Peterson Jr.OT Noel PortnjaginWR Muizz TounkaraOT Enoch WangoyRB Treyaun WebbEDGE Jayden Woods
IN
DB Khalil Barnes (Clemson)
OUT
OT Nyjer DanielsCB Daniel HarrisS Jaden Harris (Kansas)LB Kris JonesRB Roderick Robinson IITE Pearce Spurlin IIIKentucky football transfer portal
IN
DL Ahmad Breaux (LSU)QB Kenny Minchey (Notre Dame)EDGE Antonio O’Berry (Gardner Webb)OL Coleton Price (Baylor)CB Hasaan Sykes (Western Carolina)LB Tavion Wallace (Arkansas)
OUT
CB Nasir AddisonQB Cutter Boley (Arizona State)WR Preston BowmanDL Javeon CampbellS Cam DooleyRB Dante DowdellDL Austin RamseyQB Stone SaundersDB Quay’sheed ScottWR Quintin SimmonsEDGE Jacob SmithDL Jerod SmithEDGE Steven SolesWR Troy StellatoDB DJ Waller Jr. (Louisville)WR David Washington Jr.LB Landyn Watson (Kansas)RB Jamarion WilcoxLSU football transfer portal
IN
WR Tre Brown (Old Dominion)RB Raycine Guillory (Utah)WR Jackson Harris (Hawaii)TE Malachi Thomas (Pitt)
OUT
OT Tyree AdamsS Austin AusberryWR Kylan BilliotDL Ahmad Breaux (Kentucky)K Aeron BurrellOL Ethan CallowayOL DJ ChesterOT Carius CurneRB Caden DurhamOL Coen Echols (Texas A&M)QB Colin HurleyRB Kaleb JacksonQB Ju’Juan JohnsonOL Khayree Lee Jr.RB JT LindseyLB Princeton MalbrueDL Sydir MitchellOL Paul MubengaWR Kyle ParkerS Dashawn SpearsCB Ashton StampsS Javien TovianoQB Michael Van BurenRB Jelani WatkinsOT Ory WilliamsDL Zion Williams
IN
WR Marquis Johnson (Missouri)QB AJ Swann (Appalachian State)
OUT
WR Markus AllenTE Cam BallOL Jaekwon BouldinS Stonka BurnsideDL Corey ClarkRB Johnnie DanielsRB Seth DavisLB Fatt ForrestWR Jaron Glover (South Florida)K Marlon HauckLB Joseph Head Jr.DL Terrance Hibbler Jr.TE Emeka IlohWR Davian JacksonS Lo’Kavion JacksonQB Luke KromenhoekWR AJ Lewis Jr.CB Dwight Lewis IIIOL Jimothy Lewis Jr.OL Alex LopezDL Kai McClendonS Tony MitchellWR Jordan MosleyTE Max ReeseWR Ferzell ShepardDL Ashun ShepphardOL Brennan SmithWR Cam ThompsonS Tyler Woodard
IN
CB Jahlil Florence (Oregon)
OUT
S CJ BassWR Daniel BloodDL Justin BodfordS Marvin Burks Jr.RB Marquise Davis (Louisville)OT Jaylen EarlyOL Henry FenukuDB Caleb Flagg (UCF)RB Brendon HaygoodEDGE Javion HilsonWR Marquis Johnson (Mississippi State)DE Nate JohnsonOL Keiton Jones (Missouri)RB Tavorus JonesWR James Madison IICB Mark Manfred IIIWR Joshua ManningCB Shamar McNeilK Robert MeyerQB Beau PribulaOL Jayven RichardsonOT Brandon SolisOT Johnny Williams IVOklahoma football transfer portal
IN
RB Lloyd Avant (Colorado State)TE Rocky Beers (Colorado State)CB Dakoda Fields (Oregon)TE Hayden Hansen (Florida)OT E’Marion Harris (Arkansas)WR Trell Harris (Virginia)OL Caleb Nitta (Western Kentucky)
OUT
OL Luke BaklenkoRB Jovantae BarnesWR KJ DanielsOL Isaiah DentDB Kendel DolbyOL Troy EverettWR Jayden Gibson (South Carolina)DB Maliek Hawkins (West Virginia)QB Michael Hawkins Jr. (West Virginia)TE Kaden HelmsOL Logan HowlandDB Devon Jordan (Baylor)TE Carson KentLB Kobie McKinzieOL Jacob SextonDL Markus StrongRB Taylor TatumOL Jake Taylor (Iowa State)CB Gentry WilliamsS Marcus Wimberly
IN
DL Michai Boireau (Florida)CB Jay Crawford (Auburn)DB Sharif Denson (Florida)DL Jonathan Maldonado (Nevada)DL Jaheim Oatis (Colorado)LB Keaton Thomas (Baylor)
OUT
IN
WR Jayden Gibson (Oklahoma)
OUT
EDGE Taeshawn AlstonK/P Peyton ArgentOL Tree BabaladeOL Trovon Baugh (Texas A&M)DL Zay HardyOL Cason HenryWR Vandrevius JacobsDL Chase KibbleWR Emazon LittlejohnOL Rodney NewsomQB Air NolandCB Myles NorwoodWR Brian RoweOL Nick SharpeTE Michael Smith (Syracuse)OL Boaz StanleyOL Mac WaltersLB Jaron Willis (Kansas)Tennessee football transfer portal
IN
DB Qua Moss (Kansas State)
OUT
OL Max AndersonLB Brenden AnesCB Colin BrazzellDB Boo CarterOT Trevor DuncanCB Rickey GibsonK Max Gilbert (Arkansas)DB Marcus GoreeOL Brian GrantDL Herb GrayWR Braylon HarmonOL Lance HeardEDGE Caleb HerringWR Amari JeffersonRB Peyton LewisDL Kellen LindstromQB Jake MerklingerOL William SatterwhiteDL Jamal WallaceOL Bennett Warren (Minnesota)WR Tommy Winton IIITexas football transfer portal
IN
P Mac Chiumento (Florida State)DL Ian Geffrard (Arkansas)TE Michael Masunas (Michigan State)K Gianni Spetic (Memphis)
OUT
RB CJ BaxterWR Aaron ButlerCB Caleb Chester (Arizona State)RB Jerrick Gibson (Purdue)DT Melvin Hills IIIDL Lavon JohnsonOL Nate KibbleLB Liona LefauWR Parker LivingstoneWR DeAndre Moore Jr.QB Trey OwensRB Rickey Stewart Jr.K Will StoneOL Connor Stroh (Kansas)OL Neto UmeozuluDB Derek Williams Jr.DB Santana WilsonWR Quintrevion Wisner (Florida State)
IN
TE Richie Anderson (Fresno State)OL Trovon Baugh (South Carolina)DB Tawfiq Byard (Texas A&M)LB Ray Coney (Tulsa)OL Coen Echols (LSU)LS Shea Freibaum (Oklahoma State)K David Olano (Illinois)TE Houston Thomas (UTSA)
OUT
DB Bryce AndersonWR Dashawn FillmoreLB Tristan JerniganDE Rylan KennedyQB Miles O’NeillTE Theo Melin OhrstromS Jordan PrideDB Cobey Sellers (Vanderbilt)CB Jayvon ThomasWR Izaiah Williams (Kansas State)DE Solomon Williams (Cal)Vanderbilt football transfer portal
IN
DL Talan Carter (Jacksonville State)TE Jayvontay Conner (East Carolina)OT Beau Johnson (North Dakota State)CB Cobey Sellers (Texas A&M)TE Maurice Veney (Morehouse)
OUT
WR Boski BarrettTE Larry Benton IIIQB Drew Dickey (Arkansas State)WR Jeremiah DillonTE Witt EdwardsWR Chance FitzgeraldRB Chase GillespieOL Duncan MacDonaldRB AJ NewberryWR Tre RichardsonLB Jailen RuthOL Misael SandovalQB Jeremy St-HilaireOL Cooper StarksDL Linus ZunkWhen does college football transfer portal 2026 open?
The portal period now runs from Jan. 2-16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for teams playing in the national championship. The spring portal window in April is no longer a part of the schedule, so January is the only open window for teams to add via the portal in 2026.