College football transfer portal tracker: Monday's commitments (Jan. 12)

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College football transfer portal tracker: Monday's commitments (Jan. 12)

College football transfer portal tracker: Monday's commitments (Jan. 12)

Matthew Glenesk, USA TODAY · USA TODAY Sports

Mon, Jan 12, 2026 ·

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The college football transfer portal is open until Jan. 16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for Indiana and Miami because they are playing in the national championship game on Jan. 19.

Thousands of players remain available. We'll keep you posted with daily live updates of portal commitments.

∎ Transfers by conference: SEC | Big Ten | ACC | Big 12

CFB transfer portal tracker: Tuesday's commitments (Jan. 13)

CFB transfer portal tracker: Sunday's commitments (Jan. 11)

CFB transfer portal tracker: Saturday's commitments (Jan. 10)

Brendan Sorsby: Cincinnati to Texas Tech. Considered the top QB in the portal by many, the native Texas will head back to the Lone Star State to lead the Red Raiders hopes of getting back to the CFP.
(Ron Jenkins, Getty Images)

Josh Hoover: TCU to Indiana. He originally committed to IU out of high school but went to TCU instead. He'll be the replacement for Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza.
(Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)

Byrum Brown: South Florida to Auburn. He put up big numbers over three seasons with the Bulls and will follow coach Alex Golesh to the SEC.
(Stew Milne, Getty Images)

Drew Mestemaker: North Texas to Oklahoma State. He went from high school backup to the nation's leading passer, Mestemaker will follow coach Eric Morris to Stillwater.
(Kevin M. Cox, Getty Images)

Rocco Becht: Iowa State to Penn State. Another quarterback following his coach to a new job, Becht will team up with Matt Campbell in State College.
(David Purdy, Getty Images)

Austin Simmons: Ole Miss to Missouri. He got injured in second game this season, opening the door for Trinidad Chambliss to become the starter.
(Jason Clark, Getty Images)

Kenny Minchey: Notre Dame to Kentucky. A day after committing to Nebraska, Minchey changed his mind and picked Will Stein's Wildcats.
(MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE)

Colton Joseph: Old Dominion to Wisconsin. The Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year produced 34 total touchdowns this past season and gives the Badgers a much-needed boost under center.
(Brian Bishop-Imagn Images)

Ethan Grunkemeyer: Penn State to Virginia Tech. He filled in after Drew Allar's season-ending injury and will follow James Franklin to Blacksburg.
(Scott Taetsch, Getty Images)

Aaron Philo: Georgia Tech to Florida. After serving as Haynes King's backup, Philo will look to earn the starting job for Jon Sumrall's Gators.
(Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

Cutter Boley: Kentucky to Arizona State. Sam Leavitt's departure leaves a big void under center for Kenny Dillingham's Sun Devils. Boley hopes to fill it.
(Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images)

Katin Houser: East Carolina to Illinois. Houser will get a chance to fill the shoes of graduated Illini QB Luke Altmyer.
(James Guillory-Imagn Images)

Alonza Barnett III: James Madison to UCF. After leading the Dukes into the College Football Playoff, Barnett gets his shot in the Big 12.
(Tom Hauck, Getty Images)

Jaden Craig: Harvard to TCU. The Ivy League star will be looked upon to fill the void left by Josh Hoover's transfer to Indiana.
(Getty Images)

Lincoln Kienholz: Ohio State to Louisville. After backing up Julian Sayin in Columbus, Kienholz heads to QB guru Jeff Brohm in Louisville.
(Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch)

Monday's CFB transfer portal commitments

QB

Luke Carney: Syracuse to Houston
Daniel Kaelin: Virginia to Nebraska
Sam Leavitt : Arizona State to LSU
Justyn Martin : Maryland to Ohio State
Beau Pribula : Missouri to Virginia
Deshawn Purdie : Wake Forest to Liberty
Dylan Raiola : Nebraska to Oregon
Jeremy St-Hilaire: Vanderbilt to Arkansas State
Tristan Ti'a: Oregon State to Auburn
Shaker Reisig: Boston College to Texas State

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RB

Dante Dowdell : Kentucky to Georgia
Jay Harris: Oregon to Kansas State
Jayden Limar: Oregon to Washington
JT Lindsey: LSU to Ole Miss
Kendrick Raphael: Cal to SMU
Clay Thevenin: Louisiana Tech to Rutgers

WR

Royal Capell: Oklahoma State to UTEP
Malachi Coleman: Minnesota to Wisconsin
Nahzae Cox: Middle Tennessee to Kansas
Hardley Gilmore: Kentucky to Baylor
Jalen Hale: Alabama to SMU
Iverson Hooks: UAB to Oregon
Cedric Lott Jr.: Boston College to Incarnate Word
Cameron Miller: Kentucky to Ole Miss
Dre'Lon Miller: Colorado to Baylor
Roman Mothershed: Troy to LSU
Matthew Outten: Penn State to Syracuse
Bisi Owens: Penn to Purdue
Shazz Preston : Tulane to Indiana
Noah Rogers: NC State to Alabama
Malcolm Simmons: Auburn to Texas Tech
Isaiah Stone: LSU to Georgia State
Ja'Cory Thomas: Old Dominion to Vanderbilt
Winston Watkins Jr.: Ole Miss to LSU

TE

Cam Ball: Mississippi State to West Virginia
Kade Caton: Oregon to South Florida
JJ Buchanan: Utah to Michigan
Trey Jackson: Texas Tech to SMU
Theo Melin Ohrstrom: Texas A&M to SMU
Hunter Welcing: Northwestern to Ohio State

OL

Isaiah Autry-Dent: Oklahoma to Mississippi State
Michael Bennett: Yale to Oregon
Cole Best: South Florida to Auburn
Paki Finau: Washington to BYU
Ty Haywood : Michigan to Alabama
Bo Hughley: Georgia to Colorado
Cedric Jefferson: Montana State to Utah
Houston Kaahaaina-Torres: Nebraska to Michigan
Josh Manecke: Army to James Madison
Jr Sia: Hawaii to BYU
Misael Sandoval: Vanderbilt to Ball State
Darrin Strey: Kentucky to LSU
Shaun Torgeson: Portland State to Oklahoma State
Tegra Tshabola : Ohio State to Kentucky
Zak Yamauchi: Stanford to BYU

DL

Tunmise Adeleye: UNLV to Syracuse
Randy Adirika: Penn State to Virginia Tech
Kaleb Artis: Penn State to Temple
Kedrick Bingley-Jones: Mississippi State to Alabama
Jarquez Carter: Ohio State to Miami
L A Jessie Harrold: Florida State to UCF
Matthew Herron: Weber State to Wake Forest
Donovan Hoilette: Richmond to North Carolina
Jamel Howard Jr.: Wisconsin to UConn
Keon Keeley : Alabama to Notre Dame
Jonah Leaea: Utah to Michigan
Jamond Mathis: Kent State to Virginia
C.J. Mims: North Carolina to Texas A&M
Jordan Norman: Tulane to Tennessee
Kevin Oatis: Arkansas to Kansas
Josh Schell: Tennessee to UCF
James Smith: Alabama to Ohio State
Bishop Thomas: Georgia State to Oklahoma
Jahsear Whittington: Pitt to Nebraska
Zion Wilson: East Carolina to Virginia
Daemian Wimberly: UTSA to Baylor

LB

Max Alford: BYU to Michigan
Corey Platt Jr.: Houston to Texas Tech
Qua Russaw: Alabama to Ohio State
Matai Tagoa'i: USC to Arizona

DB

Shamar Arnoux: Florida State to Auburn
Antoine Belgrave-Shorter: Penn State to Arizona State
Chris Bracy: Memphis to Michigan
James Chenault: South Florida to Utah
Kanye Clark: UCLA to Florida
Kendel Dolby: Oklahoma to Mississippi State
Emory Floyd: Appalachian State to Colorado
Jardin Gilbert: LSU to Mississippi State
Corey Gordon: Louisville to Kansas
A.J. Harris : Penn State to Indiana
Darius Johnson: Gardner-Webb to Georgia State
Ricardo Jones: Clemson to Vanderbilt
Adrian Maddox: Georgia to Kansas State
Steve Miller : USC to UConn
Terry Moore: Duke to Ohio State
Dee Newsome: Samford to Purdue
Koi Perich : Minnesota to Oregon
Jayden Sanders: Michigan to Notre Dame
Jasin Shiggs: Towson to Nebraska

K

Lorcan Quinn: Marshall to Alabama

P

Bryce LaFollette: Towson to Boston College

LS

Weston Simmons: Cincinnati to Memphis

College football 2026 transfer portal dates: When does transfer portal close?

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.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College football transfer portal: Today's commitments, NCAA signings

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College football transfer portal tracker: Monday's commitments (Jan. 12)

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Monday's CFB transfer portal commitments

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