Sunday marked the deadline for college football players to enter the transfer portal and be eligible immediately for the 2022 season at their new schools. That means the sport’s de facto free agency period is coming to a close as the academic semester winds down and spring practice fades into the rearview mirror.
While most coaches have a pretty solid idea at this point of what their rosters are going to look like in the season ahead, there are still some uncommitted stragglers in the portal weighing their options. Sunday may have been the deadline to enter the portal, but there is no formal deadline for transferring players to commit to a new program.
There are a variety of reasons why players may be in the portal at this stage in the calendar. Some may have learned during spring practice that the path to playing time could be easier elsewhere. Others may have realized that they don’t jell with new head coaches, position coaches or coordinators. Some have off-field issues to work through and others could just be meticulously weighing their options.
So while most of the sport’s high-profile transfers have already committed, here is a look at the top 10 uncommitted transfers following Sunday’s portal deadline.
Old school: USC
McCoy is a 6-foot-3 target who caught 21 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns at USC in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. He missed the 2021 season after he was arrested on domestic violence charges that were later dropped. McCoy should be plenty motivated to reach the five-star billing he enjoyed as a top player in the 2019 recruiting class.
Old school: Michigan State
Crouch could face hurdles in the fight for immediate eligibility after transferring from Tennessee to Michigan State for the 2021 season. But the…
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