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

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

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

Matthew Glenesk and Craig Meyer, USA TODAY · USA TODAY Sports

Sun, Jan 11, 2026 ·

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The college football transfer portal remains open until Jan. 16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for teams playing in the national championship .

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: Monday's commitments (Jan. 12)

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

CFB transfer portal tracker: Friday's commitments (Jan. 9)

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.
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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.
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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)

Sunday's CFB transfer portal commitments

QB

Braden Atkinson: Mercer to Oregon State
Tayven Jackson : UCF to North Texas
Deuce Knight : Auburn to Ole Miss
Ajani Sheppard: Washington State to Temple
Davin Wydner: West Georgia to Louisville
Walker White : Baylor to Central Arkansas
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi : Colorado State to Michigan
Deshawn Purdie : Wake Forest to Liberty
Landen Clark: Elon to LSU

RB

Brendan Haygood: Missouri to North Texas
Datrell Jones: Boston College to Holy Cross
Rodney Nelson: Monmouth to Miami ( Ohio )
Hollywood Smothers : NC State to Texas (after flipping previous commitment to Alabama )
L.J. Phillips: South Dakota to Iowa
Chris Johnson Jr.: SMU to Clemson
Cedric Baxter Jr.: Texas to Kentucky
Jabree Coleman: Penn State to South Carolina

WR

Kai Black: Iowa State to Northern Iowa
Tristan Gardner: Missouri State to Coastal Carolina
Reginald Vick Jr.: Wake Forest to Colorado State
Jackson Voth: Drake to Louisville
Ny Carr: Miami to Wake Forest
Zion Ragins: Oklahoma to Mississippi State
Cam Vaughn: West Virginia to Miami
Cam Coleman : Auburn to Texas
Mackenzie Alleyne: Washington State to Oklahoma
Jaime Ffrench: Texas to Michigan
Xavier Townsend: Iowa State to Purdue
Lawayne McCoy: Florida State to Louisville
Chris Marshall: Boise State to Arkansas
Isaiah Horton : Alabama to Texas A&M

TE

Cameron Kossman: Florida to Boston College
Jelani Thurman: Ohio State to North Carolina
Randy Pittman: Florida State to SMU
Josh Sapp: Clemson to West Virginia
Andrew Olesh: Penn State to Oregon
Luke Reynolds : Penn State to Virginia Tech
Kylan Fox: UCF to Purdue

OL

Jaquez Joiner: UCF to Marshall
Sean Na'a: Arizona State to UCLA
Micah DeBose: Alabama to Vanderbilt
Nate Hale: San Jose State to Arizona
Seth Smith : Northern Arizona to South Carolina
Mario Nash: Florida State to Mississippi State
Jireh Moe: San Jose State to Utah
Alec Johnson : Georgia State to Western Kentucky

DL

Justin Benton: East Carolina to North Texas
Harvey Dyson: Tulane to NC State
Jayden Fry: Boston College to Sam Houston
Jaden Jones: Florida State to Missouri
Sahir West: James Madison to UCLA
Syrdir Mitchell: LSU to Wake Forest
Zavion Hardy: South Carolina to Baylor
Brian Allen: Iowa to Vanderbilt
Kelby Collins: Alabama to South Carolina
Tommy Ziesmer: Eastern Kentucky to Louisville
CJ Wesley: Howard to Clemson
Lavon Johnson: Texas to Maryland
Angelo McCullom: Illinois to Texas A&M
Cortez Harris: Penn State to Virginia Tech
Mylachi Williams: Penn State to Virginia Tech
Donta Simpson: Miami to Missouri
Eliyt Nairne: Tulane to Pitt
Sedrick Smith: Maryland to Colorado
Achilles Woods: South Alabama to LSU
Vili Taufatofua: San Jose State to Colorado

LB

Elijah Barnes: Texas to Kentucky
Rashad Henry: UMass to UCF
Derek McDonald: Syracuse to North Carolina

DB

Boo Carter : Tennessee to Colorado
Victor Evans III: FIU to Nebraska
Jaylen Heyward: UCF to Arkansas State
Cyrus Reyes: Mississippi State to Kentucky
CJ Richard: Illinois State to Florida State
Donovan Saunders: Utah to Purdue
Tony Williams: UCF to Kennesaw State
Earl Little Jr. : Florida State to Ohio State
Daniel Cobbs: Kansas State to Baylor
Carson Williams : Montana State to Indiana
Mark Manfred III: Missouri to Kentucky
Nazir Ward: Western Kentucky to Syracuse
Dwight Bootle: Charlotte to Arizona
Taebron Bennie-Powell: Notre Dame to Boise State
Randon Fontenette: Vanderbilt to Colorado
Ian Williams: Memphis to Arkansas
Ricardo Jones: Clemson to Vanderbilt

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Caleb McGrath: Minnesota to North Dakota State

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Conlan Greene: Temple to Youngstown State

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: Sunday's NCAA commitments, signings

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