2025/26 Transfer Portal Thread

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Stoerner Fumbles said:
It’s complete bulls**t. No agent is going to take “perks” in pay. The player gets taxed on it and they’d obviously prefer money. Sorsby’s deal was 3 at the start of the portal and then was bumped to something between 4-5 toward the end. We could’ve had him for 5. He did not get 10mm in Costco peanut butter or golfballs to close it.
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I don't necessarily disagree, but I would point out that a lot of times these "agents" are just family or friends.
 
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JCVol00 said:
Brother we have more than a few empty spots, we only have 71 players rn. That is factoring in transfers in/out, graduation and hs. We can go up to 102 with rhe roster sanctions


For reference, we had 76 players on the ‘25 squad
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We currently have 78 scholarship players. That's not counting walk-ons like Turbyville, Bolton, etc.

And 103, not 102, is our cap with the increase to 105, combined with scholarship reductions. Not that anyone is going to come close to that.
 
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LittleVol said:
Remember, we had a guy “committed “ to us and then signed with Baylor. So until a guy actually signs then they’re fair game.

This whooooole Transfer Portal thing isn’t really over until… I guess until we fill our needs.

We could go through Spring and still get a QB from the portal if there is one still there during summer. If not mistaken
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Perhaps we are waiting until Ohio U QB gets a ruling.
 
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Weezer said:
Really hope we get some commitments today.
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If we land another DT, a CB, and a RB, this has been a good portal cycle, in spite of all the pants-wetting by the chicken littles on this thread. There is plenty of time to do all of that.

I'd like another OL, but it's not crucial and has to be the right guy. There is a reason they're being selective there.
 
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I just figured out UT's strategy.

Wait until after the Championship game and then sign 10-12 of the players that can still
enter the portal. Maybe Mendoza (is that his name) will give us a graduate year to play qb.
 
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orangemadam said:
I just figured out UT's strategy.

Wait until after the Championship game and then sign 10-12 of the players that can still
enter the portal. Maybe Mendoza (is that his name) will give us a graduate year to play qb.
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That's not UT's "strategy" because we don't need 10-12 more players, but it's entirely possible that there are some players on those teams who have been back-channeled and UT will use to address needs after they enter.

I kind of doubt one is a QB, though. I personally think we have our QBs for 2026.
 
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Hey guys longtime lurker I think Ive only made three posts. I'm very quiet and shy but the recruiting forum feels like my second family. Hope I can get the courage up to post more. Very excited what we are bringing in on defense. Have faith in hype that the offense will be ok. Just wanted to say hi to all and hope you guys are well
 
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NighthawkVol said:
We currently have 78 scholarship players. That's not counting walk-ons like Turbyville, Bolton, etc.

And 103, not 102, is our cap with the increase to 105, combined with scholarship reductions. Not that anyone is going to come close to that.
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The walk-ons do count, however. They replaced a scholarship limit with a roster limit. You can have 105 on your roster. However you choose to get there, that's the cap. All 105 can be on scholarship, or you can stay in the ballpark of the old scholarship limit and have twenty non-scholarship bodies on the roster. How many scholarships to give out is an institutional decision, but regardless of how their enrollment is paid for they count towards the 105 roster limit.

From the College Sports Commission's website, "For those schools participating in the House settlement, NCAA scholarship limits have been removed, and roster limits have been established for each sport. Under this new model, schools will have the option to offer partial or full scholarships to every student-athlete on a team’s roster, as long as the total number of student-athletes stays within the sport’s specific roster limit..."
 
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OrangeFluff said:
The walk-ons do count, however. They replaced a scholarship limit with a roster limit. You can have 105 on your roster. However you choose to get there, that's the cap. All 105 can be on scholarship, or you can stay in the ballpark of the old scholarship limit and have twenty non-scholarship bodies on the roster. How many scholarships to give out is an institutional decision, but regardless of how their enrollment is paid for they count towards the 105 roster limit.

From the College Sports Commission's website, "For those schools participating in the House settlement, NCAA scholarship limits have been removed, and roster limits have been established for each sport. Under this new model, schools will have the option to offer partial or full scholarships to every student-athlete on a team’s roster, as long as the total number of student-athletes stays within the sport’s specific roster limit..."
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Right. They count against the total number (105, or in our case, 103), but we don't have to fill all 103 with scholarship players. They can be non-scholarship or partial scholarship.

I think we're on the same page.
 
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NighthawkVol said:
We currently have 78 scholarship players. That's not counting walk-ons like Turbyville, Bolton, etc.

And 103, not 102, is our cap with the increase to 105, combined with scholarship reductions. Not that anyone is going to come close to that.
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Correction, we're currently at 81 scholarships, plus walk-ons, according to LWS' numbers.

updated roster 1/4

Josh Schell hits the portal as expected..
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JCVol00 said:
Brother we have more than a few empty spots, we only have 71 players rn. That is factoring in transfers in/out, graduation and hs. We can go up to 102 with rhe roster sanctions


For reference, we had 76 players on the ‘25 squad
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Which baffles me too. Why didn’t we have 82 or 83 players on scholarship?
 
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NighthawkVol said:
Right. They count against the total number (105, or in our case, 103), but we don't have to make all 103 scholarship players. They can be non-scholarship or partial scholarship.

I think we're on the same page.
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We seem to be. I think there are others who might have been confused. We have room to add a few or we need to remove walk-ons to add more than a handful, for anyone talking about taking a further 10-12 right now, and it's unclear how many walk-on types they might be considering from the HS ranks. The portal is just one part of further roster management that might need to take place still, and if Tennessee is planning to add more than a few more we should be hearing about more walk-ons in the portal soon, as their paperwork is processed. My guess is they aren't running off walk-ons though, at least not en masse. They'll probably add to the 103 number, one way or another though. At least they'll probably be close to it. How many will have full or partial scholarships will be hard to determine, I suspect. I mean, unless they just want to put it out there.
 
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OGbabyaviVol said:
Which baffles me too. Why didn’t we have 82 or 83 players on scholarship?
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Teams aren't going to fill their rosters with scholarship players because you have to pay them in the NIL era. There's no reason to use NIL money to pay the 89th guy when you could use that money to get better starters. This isn't just the model that the "NIL-limited" schools are using. There was a blurb recently that this is Texas' approach.

The 105 limit is the scholarship limit AND total roster limit. Teams will backfill the last 20 or so with walk-ons for practice purposes.
 
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Carp said:
He's wants a fat bag and I would assume they don't view him as any better of an option than GMac. If you're gonna pay top dollar, you want a guy that's an immediate upgrade over G-Mac.

From what we know, the plan was

1. Legitimate high end QB

2. A cheap(ish) depth guy to compete.


I'm not sure why we haven't brought in any lower tier type of guys, like Eget or French or even Tayven Jackson. Then again, maybe we reached out and those guys weren't interested. But it's possible Heup wants to see who else may come on the market, rather than commit to a lower tier guy, because he doesn't view there to be much difference in any of the lower tier guys.
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People keep saying this but the market closed yesterday. Unless I’m misunderstanding something, only Indiana and Miami guys can now enter. And we know Mendoza is heading to the NFL and Beck is no longer an option due to years of experience. So if that is/was the strategy, as much as I love Heupel, that’s a pretty dumb strategy.
 
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Checker_the_Shire said:
People keep saying this but the market closed yesterday. Unless I’m misunderstanding something, only Indiana and Miami guys can now enter. And we know Mendoza is heading to the NFL and Beck is no longer an option due to years of experience. So if that is/was the strategy, as much as I love Heupel, that’s a pretty dumb strategy.
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To be fair, some late entrants may still take a bit of time for their paperwork to process. Obviously, that doesn't mean any notable names in terms of FBS starters, but it may allow for some talented FCS guys who might otherwise fly under the radar. It's been widely stated at this point they had switched focus to experienced FCS transfers for depth and competition, so it at least would fit with what has been shared.
 
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Carp said:
I don't necessarily disagree, but I would point out that a lot of times these "agents" are just family or friends.
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That’s less and less true over time, and definitely not true of a player like Sorsby. A five million dollar deal almost always involves a real agent, a lawyer and some guidance from an accountant. I have nothing against AP, or hamsters in general. It’s just irresponsible of him to say Sorsby was a 10mm deal.
 
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