Overview
- Under an NCAA rule change, the portal is open Jan. 2–16 with a Jan. 20–24 extension for College Football Playoff finalists, replacing prior winter and spring windows.
- Penn State quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer is entering the portal, part of a wider Nittany Lions wave that includes J’ven Williams, Luke Reynolds and others, creating an immediate need at QB for new coach Matt Campbell.
- Kentucky starter Cutter Boley announced his intent to transfer hours before the window opened, and Michigan State had 13 players declare plans to enter on Dec. 31 as Pat Fitzgerald begins rebuilding.
- Live trackers and rankings from outlets such as USA TODAY, The Sporting News and Bleacher Report list dozens of notable names, including reported QB entrants DJ Lagway, Dylan Raiola, Brendan Sorsby and North Texas’ Drew Mestemaker, plus Auburn WR Cam Coleman.
- Some pieces are projecting landing spots — such as a potential Campbell–Rocco Becht reunion — but those scenarios remain speculative until transfers finalize.