Overview
- TCU starter Josh Hoover told ESPN he intends to enter the portal and will forgo the Alamo Bowl, capping a 3,472‑yard, 29‑TD season.
- Missouri’s Beau Pribula plans to transfer and will skip the Gator Bowl, with freshman Matt Zollers set to start against Virginia, outlets report.
- Colorado’s attrition deepened Friday as four more players announced plans to transfer, bringing reported scholarship exits to at least 13, including starters Omarion Miller and Tawfiq Byard, per the Denver Post and prior trackers.
- The winter portal opens once this cycle, from Jan. 2–16, concentrating movement into a two‑week span and heightening urgency for both players and programs.
- Coverage across outlets notes a broad pre‑window surge exceeding 50 announcements in 48 hours, with multiple experienced quarterbacks drawing early attention and coaches raising tampering concerns.