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

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

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

Matthew Glenesk, USA TODAY · USA TODAY Sports

Sat, Jan 10, 2026 ·

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The national championship game matchup is set . And transfers played a key role in Indiana and Miami reaching the season's final game.

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: Sunday's commitments (Jan. 11)

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

CFB transfer portal tracker: Thursday's commitments (Jan. 8)

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)

Saturday's CFB transfer portal commitments

QB

Bryce Baker: North Carolina to Virginia Tech
Braeden Fuller: Angelo State to Arkansas
Max Johnson : North Carolina to Georgia Southern
Grant Jordan: UMass to Oklahoma State
Amari Odom: Kennesaw State to Syracuse
Jaxon Smolik: Penn State to Temple

RB

Solomon Beebe: UAB to Virginia
Jeremiah Coney: Virginia Tech to UTEP
Rodney Gallagher III: West Virginia to Arizona
Tre Page III: Tarleton State to Oklahoma State
Bryson Washington : Baylor to Auburn
Duke Watson: Louisville to UCF
La'Vell Wright: Western Kentucky to Pitt

WR

Chris Barnes: Wake Forest to Oklahoma State
Que'Sean Brown: Duke to Virginia Tech
Gavin Freeman: Oklahoma State to Tennessee
Tristan Gardner: Missouri State to Coastal Carolina
Kalvin Gilbert Jr.: Southeast Missouri State to Toledo
Destyn Hill: LSU to Tulane
Tyree Holloway: West Florida to LSU
Marllon Jackson: Louisiana Tech to Virginia Tech
Naeshaun Montgomery: Florida to Missouri
Brian Rowe Jr.: South Carolina to UCLA
Eric Singleton Jr. : Auburn to Florida
Zion Steptoe: Tulsa to Minnesota
Nitro Tuggle : Purdue to South Carolina

TE

Steve Amar: Boston College to UCLA
Vance Bolyard: Duke to Tulane
Connor Cox: North Carolina to Virginia
Luke Harpring: Georgia Tech to Florida
Dawson Johnson: Old Dominion to Tulane
Jake Johnson : North Carolina to Auburn
Carter Moses: Albany to Kansas
Max Reese: Mississippi State to North Texas
Lane Wadle : Georgia State to Charlotte
Riley Williams : Oklahoma State to Mississippi State

OL

Zach Aamland: Rutgers to Temple
Arkel Anugwom: Alabama to Northwestern
Like Baklenko: Oklahoma to Arizona State
Jack Funke: Boston College to Bryant
Greydon Grimes: Kansas to Appalachian State
Lance Heard : Tennessee to Kentucky
Manasse Itete: Florida State to Arkansas State
Kris Jones : Georgia to Boston College
Jaden Lafontant: Boston College to Rhode Island
Ashton Lepo: Michigan State to Oklahoma State
Jimothy Lewis: Mississippi State to Cal
Isaac Lucas : Ball State to San Diego State
Nonso Omezi: Houston Christian to Western Kentucky
Cole Rhett: Toledo to Baylor
Brock Riker: Texas State to Penn State
William Satterwhite: Tennessee to LSU

DL

Devon Baxter: Michigan to Virginia
Noah Carter: Alabama to Georgia Tech
Ezra Christensen: New Mexico State to Colorado
Chaz Coleman: Penn State to Tennessee
Tomiwa Durojaye: Illinois to South Carolina
Harvey Dyson: Tulane to NC State
Saint Farrior: Appalachian State to Auburn
Dillan Fontus: Maryland to Syracuse
Adonis Jackson: Mississippi Valley State to Utah State
DJ Jackson: Troy to Oklahoma State
Kaleb James: Arkansas to Texas State
Nate Johnson: Missouri to Auburn
Jayden Loftin: Tennessee to Wisconsin
Taje McCoy: Oklahoma State to Georgia Tech
Jeremiah Warren : Illinois to Pitt
Mike Williams Jr.: UTSA to Marshall
Dominic Wiseman: South Alabama to Kentucky

LB

Amare Campbell : Penn State to Tennessee
Isaiah Chisom: UCLA to Oklahoma State
Jahleel Culbreath: Old Dominion to UCF
Robert Edmonson Jr.: Colorado State to Illinois
Elijah Groves: NC State to Sam Houston
Bodie Kahoun: Notre Dame to Boston College
Derek McDonald: Syracuse to North Carolina
Anthony Sacca: Notre Dame to UCLA
Joseph Sipp Jr.: Kansas to FAU
Jaden Yates: Ole Miss to Houston

DB

Joenel Aguero: Georgia to Ole Miss
Tayvion Beasley: BYU to South Florida
Chams Diagne: Georgia State to West Virginia
Koen Entringer: Iowa to Louisville
Chris Fileppo: West Virginia to Penn State
Osiris Gilbert: UConn to UCLA
Malcolm Hartzog: Nebraska to Arizona
Vincent Holmes: Washington to Oklahoma State
Jaylen Jones: Georgia State to Virginia
Chandler Jordan: Georgia State to Boston College
Edwin Joseph Jr.: Florida State to Ole Miss
Andre Jordan Jr.: UCLA to Auburn
Saboor Karriem: Illinois to Temple
Dejuan Lane: Penn State to Tennessee
Colby McCalister: Kansas State to Baylor
Carmelo O'Neal: Mercer to Alabama
Eddie Pleasant III: Buffalo to Marshall
Elijah Reed: Akron to Utah
Darrell Sweeting: Marshall to UAB

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Peter Notaro: Alabama to West Virginia

P

LS

Ryan Manis: Liberty to Louisville

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 NCAA commitments, signings

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