Nebraska Dominates Transfer Portal
Nebraska secured top transfer pass rusher Anthony Jones, his fifth team in five years, to bolster their pocket collapse ability. Michigan locked spring visits from Top 100 CB prospects and Rivals300 players at RB, OL, and safety positions, while drawing interest from an SEC commit. Notable FCS-to-FBS transfers include QBs Braden Atkinson (Oregon State), Jaden Craig (TCU), and Taron Dickens (UNC).
- Before transferring to Nebraska, pass rusher Anthony Jones played at four other Big Ten schools: Oregon, Indiana, Michigan State, and UCLA. His most productive season came in 2024 with Michigan State, where he recorded a career-high 25 total tackles and two sacks. - Nebraska's transfer portal success extends beyond a single player, with some outlets ranking their incoming 2025 transfer class as high as No. 6 nationally. Key offensive additions include former Kentucky wide receiver Dane Key and Alabama offensive lineman Elijah Pritchett. - Michigan is actively trying to flip 2026 top-100 cornerback Havon Finney Jr., who has been committed to LSU since April 2025. The Wolverines are also pursuing Jamarion Vincent, a four-star cornerback currently committed to Baylor. - Quarterback Braden Atkinson, who transferred from Mercer to Oregon State, was the 2025 winner of the Jerry Rice Award, given to the top freshman in the FCS. In his lone season at Mercer, he set school records with 3,448 passing yards and 34 touchdowns. - Jaden Craig, the new quarterback for TCU, was a two-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award (the FCS equivalent of the Heisman) while at Harvard. He left the program as its all-time leader in career passing touchdowns and led the Crimson to their first-ever FCS playoff appearance in 2025. - UNC's new quarterback Taron Dickens set an NCAA all-division record in 2025 at Western Carolina by completing 46 consecutive passes in a game against Wofford. He was named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year after leading the FCS in passing yards per game and setting a new conference record with 38 touchdown passes.
