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CFB Player Updates from Apr 30-May 2

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The Core Four: four key updates

  1. Michigan State QB Payton Thorne entered the transfer portal. Thorne was the Spartans starter the past two seasons, throwing for 235/389-3232-27 in 2021 then for 242/387-2679-19 last year. This would appear to put Noah Kim and Katin Houser as the top competitors to start in the fall. Michigan State also lost WR Keon Coleman to the portal, Coleman caught 58/798-7 last season, which led the team in all three categories.
  2. BYU WR Kody Epps and West Virginia RB Tony Mathis were two other high-profile players to enter the portal prior to it closing. Epps caught 39/459-6 at BYU last season, which was second on the team in receptions and third in receiving yards. Mathis had been at West Virginia four seasons, with last year being his best as he ran for 135/562-5 which led the team in attempts and rushing yards. But BYU got good news as they landed Eastern Michigan WR Darius Lassiter from the portal, who caught 40/471-4 last year.
  3. Maryland spring game (incomplete stats) – QB Taulia Tagovailoa started and played the first half (16/24-210-1), QB Billy Edwards began with the second team (13/22-224-2), QB Cameron Edge played the second half (10/17-80-1), RB Roman Hemby started, RB Antwain Littleton began with the second team (105 rush yards), RB Colby McDonald (10/60), WR Tai Felton (5/75), TE Corey Dyches (6/43), WR Tyrese Chambers (4/37-2), WR Kaden Prather (4/54), WR Leon Haughton (3/69-1, 40 yard TD), WR Jeshaun Jones started, TE Preston Howard (3/61), TE Rico Walker (2/18), WR Robert Smith (28 yard TD) – inactive included RB Ramon Brown (foot), WR Shaleak Knotts, TE Leron Husbands, TE Joshua Jennings – they replace a lot at WR and transfers Chambers and Prather stepped up as hoped
  4. Oregon spring game (two teams) – QB Bo Nix started (19/40-193-1, rush TD), QB Ty Thompson started for one side (16/34-274-2), RB Dante Dowdell (7/32), RB Noah Whittington started for one side (10/31, 3/16 rec), RB Bucky Irving started for one side (2/15), RB Jordan James (5/14-1), WR Kris Hutson (5/143-1), WR Tez Johnson (3/78-1, 63 yard TD), WR Troy Franklin (5/78-1), WR Traeshon Holden (6/47), WR Kyler Kasper (2/24), WR Justius Lowe (3/17), TE Kenyon Sadiq (2/25), TE Patrick Herbert (2/14) – inactive was TE Terrance Ferguson – the transfer WRs Johnson & Holden were immediate contributors, unit looks strong as a whole

Notables entering the transfer portal were QB Payton Thorne (Michigan State), QB Justin Lamson (Syracuse), QB TJ Finley (Auburn), RB Ajay Allen (Nebraska), RB Tony Mathis (West Virginia), RB Aaron Dumas (Washington), WR Keon Coleman (Michigan State), WR Kody Epps (BYU), WR Milton Wright (Purdue), WR Kaleb Brown (Ohio State), WR/TE Landen King (Auburn) & TE Seydou Traore (Arkansas State/Colorado)

Announcing transfer destinations included QB Thomas Castellanos (UCF to Boston College), QB Hayden Wolff (Old Dominion to Western Michigan), RB Jaylen Thomas (Colorado State to Kent State), WR Corey Gammage (Marshall to Purdue), WR Jaden Alexis (Texas to South Florida), WR Tar’Varish Dawson (Auburn to Colorado), WR Braden Smith (Louisville to Cincinnati), WR Victor Jones (Nebraska to Liberty), WR Darius Lassiter (Eastern Michigan to BYU), WR Marquez Dortch (Miss State to Cal), TE Austin Smith (Colorado to Memphis) & TE Chris Mottillo (South Florida to Marshall)

Updates from Apr 30- May 2:

QBs:

  • QB/TE Caden Becker, Wyoming – will transfer to Nebraska
  • Will Bohn, UCF – enters the portal
  • Buffalo spring game – Cole Snyder started for one side (10/23-102-1, 61 yard TD pass, 2 int), Gunnar Gray (11/22-148-1, 1 int) & CJ Ogbonna (6/9-136-1, 1 int) played for the other side – Snyder is expected to be the starter going into the fall
  • Thomas Castellanos, UCF – will transfer to Boston College
  • TJ Finley, Auburn – will enter the portal as a grad transfer, began career at LSU
  • Hank Gibbs, Wyoming – will transfer to Northern Colorado
  • Karson Kaiser, New Mexico State – will transfer to Texas State (PWO)
  • Justin Lamson, Syracuse – enters the portal
  • Nevada spring game – Brendon Lewis (13/23-88-0, 1 int, 9/47 rush), Shane Illingworth (4/8-111-1), AJ Bianco (6/11-129-1)
  • Rutgers spring game (two teams) – Gavin Wimsatt started for one side (10/20-124-1, 1 int), Evan Simon started for one side (9/17-71-0, 6/21-1 rush), Gavin Rupp (1/2-22-1) – no starter has been named, it was a rainy day but these numbers were very average
  • Payton Thorne, Michigan State – enters the portal 6493-49 passing over last 3 seasons
  • Hayden Wolff, Old Dominion – will transfer to Western Michigan

RBs:

  • Ajay Allen, Nebraska – enters the portal – 33/190-2 last season
  • Buffalo spring game – Joseph Giggie (34/120), Mark Anthony Scott (37 rush, 78 rec including 61 yard TD) – Al-Jay Henderson, Ron Cook (out spring), Mike Washington (not dressed) & Dylan Kedzior (not dressed) did not appear to play
  • Michel Dukes, South Florida – arrested on a domestic violence charge, suspended indefinitely from the team
  • Aaron Dumas, Washington – enters the portal, DNP last season, spent 2021 at New Mexico
  • Kobe Johnson, North Dakota State – will transfer to Colorado State
  • Max Jones, Wyoming – enters the portal
  • Tony Mathis, West Virginia – enters the portal – 229/943-6 over last 4 seasons, 135/562-5 last season
  • Nevada spring game – Sean Dollars (13/33), Ashton Hayes (11/37-1)
  • Rutgers spring game – Aaron Young started for one side (16/76), Al-Shadee Salaam started for one side (11/55-1), Ja’Shon Benjamin (11/43), Jordan Kinsler (9/27), Donovan Delaney (5/20) – Sam Brown was not dressed (foot) but is expected to be ready for the summer, Kyle Monangai did not play (undisclosed, but the broadcast seemed aware he was not expected)
  • Jaylen Thomas, Colorado State – will transfer to Kent State
  • Jayvaun Wilson, UNLV – enters the portal – 8/36-0 over last 2 seasons

WRs & TEs:

  • Damir Abdullah, Colorado State – enters the portal
  • Jaden Alexis, Texas – will transfer to South Florida
  • Markus Allen, Wisconsin – reports that he was arrested at a house party over the weekend but had not been charged
  • Kaleb Brown, Ohio State – enters the portal – 1/5-0, redshirted last season
  • Buffalo spring game – Nik McMillan (4/134-2), Marlyn Johnson (8/56), Cole Harrity (4 rec), Darrell Harding (3 rec), Tadd Barr (3 rec), Boobie Curry (3 rec)
  • Keon Coleman, Michigan State – enters the portal – 58/798-7 last season
  • TE Zach Courtney, Colorado – will transfer to Coastal Carolina
  • Tar’Varish Dawson, Auburn – will transfer to Colorado, decommitted from Cincinnati
  • Marquez Dortch, Miss State – will transfer to Cal
  • Kody Epps, BYU – enters the portal – 39/459-6 last season
  • Corey Gammage, Marshall – will transfer to Purdue
  • TE Var’Keyes Gumms, North Texas – decommits from transfer to Arkansas
  • Jarnorris Hopson, Miss State – enters the portal
  • Victor Jones, Nebraska – will transfer to Liberty
  • WR/TE Landen King, Auburn – enters the portal after entering then returning in the offseason – 6/83-1 over last 2 seasons
  • Nigel Lanier, Tennessee – enters the portal
  • Darius Lassiter, Eastern Michigan – will transfer to BYU
  • TE Gus McGee, San Diego State – will transfer to Charlotte
  • Christian Moss, Virginia Tech – is no longer on the team
  • TE Chris Mottillo, South Florida – will transfer to Marshall – 3/37-1 last season
  • Nevada spring game – Jamaal Bell (5/136-1), Victor Snow (7/76-1), Dalevon Campbell (1/40), Isaiah Essissima (2/34), Gerick Robinson (5/30), Spencer Curtis (2/17)
  • Rutgers spring game – WR Christian Dremel (3/38), WR Max Patterson (3/34-2), WR Rashad Rochelle (4/29), WR Nasir Montgomery (2/26), WR Isaiah Washington (2/16), Jordan Thompson (1/29), TE Mike Higgins (1/21), TE Victor Konopka (2/7), TE Logan Blake (1/9), WR Dylan Braithwaite (1/8) – inactive included WR Ian Strong, WR Chris Long, WR Naseim Brantley
  • TE Francis Sherman, Louisville – enters the portal – 4/32-1 over 3 seasons
  • Darryle Simmons, Stephen F Austin – will transfer to Marshall, began career at Virginia Tech
  • TE Austin Smith, Colorado – will transfer to Memphis
  • Braden Smith, Louisville – will transfer to Cincinnati
  • Collin Sullivan, Purdue – enters the portal – 2/10-0 over last 2 seasons
  • TE Seydou Traore, Arkansas State/Colorado – re-enters the portal after offseason transfer to Colorado – 50/655-4 last season
  • Milton Wright, Purdue – enters the portal, last played in 2021, 99/1325-10 over 3 seasons

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CBB Player Updates from May 1-2

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The Core Four – four key updates

  1. North Texas guard Tylor Perry announced he will transfer to Kansas State. Perry spent two seasons at UNT, averaging 13.5 ppg in ’21-22 then 17.3 ppg this season along with 3.4 rpg, 2.1 apg and shot 41.3% from 3 on 7.5 attempts a game as he helped lead UNT to an NIT championship.
  2. Oregon State forward Glenn Taylor will transfer to St John’s. He scored 11.6 points a game last season (his second with the Beavers) and pulled down 3.7 rebounds as well. St John’s large incoming transfer group also includes Sean Conway, Quinn Slazinski, Cruz Davis, Daniss Jenkins and Nahiem Allyene.
  3. Other notable transfer commitments were Dawson Baker (UC Irvine to BYU), Jalen Forrest (Presbyterian to Georgia Tech), Mike Meadows (Portland to Cal), Bryant Selebangue (Tulsa to Arizona State), Russel Tchewa (South Florida to Georgia), Ahron Ulis (Iowa to Nebraska), Keonte Kennedy (Memphis to Cal), Asher Woods (VMI to Tulane), Josiah Allick (New Mexico to Nebraska), Eli Lawrence (MTSU to Texas A&M),
  4. A number of big scorers from smaller schools entered the portal, including Grant Nelson (North Dakota State), RayQuawndis Mitchell (Kansas City), Shemarri Allen (Kansas City), Connor Vanover (Oral Roberts) & Alimamy Koroma (Cal Poly), as well as DJ Rodman (Washington State) who had said on Senior Night that he planned to return, and Ibrahima Diallo (San Jose State).

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from May 1-2:

  • Taran Armstrong, Cal Baptist – signed a pro contract to play in Australia, had also been in the portal
  • Ed Croswell, Providence – confirmed he is declaring for the NBA Draft
  • James Moors, Colorado State – signed a pro contract to play in Australia

Transfer Updates from May 1-2:

  • Shemarri Allen, Kansas City – enters the portal – 17.0 ppg
  • Josiah Allick, New Mexico – will transfer to Nebraska – 8.4 ppg
  • Dawson Baker, UC Irvine – will transfer to BYU – 15.3 ppg
  • D’Ante Bass, Georgetown – will transfer to Alabama State – 0.3 ppg
  • Tahlik Chavez, Charleston Southern – will transfer to Louisiana Tech – 11.1 ppg
  • Zach Clemence, Kansas – will transfer to UC Santa Barbara – 1.4 ppg
  • Ibrahima Diallo, San Jose State – enters the portal – 6.0 ppg
  • Ethan Duncan, Texas Tech – will transfer to Lubbock Christian
  • Sean Durugordon, Austin Peay – will transfer to Siena – 12.4 ppg
  • Jalen Forrest, Presbyterian – will transfer to Georgia Tech – 11.3 ppg
  • Gregg Glenn, Michigan – will transfer to Tulane – 1.5 ppg
  • DaJuan Gordon, New Mexico State – will transfer to Texas-Arlington – 9.3 ppg
  • Zee Hamoda, Utah State – enters the portal – 4.2 ppg
  • Bostyn Holt, Utah – will transfer to South Dakota – 2.0 ppg
  • Keonte Kennedy, Memphis – will transfer to Cal – 9.2 ppg
  • Elias King, MTSU – withdraws from the portal – 9.3 ppg
  • Nikita Konstantynovskyi, Tulsa – will transfer to Monmouth – 1.0 ppg
  • Alimamy Koroma, Cal Poly – enters the portal – 10.8 ppg
  • Eli Lawrence, MTSU – will transfer to Texas A&M – 12.2 ppg
  • Liam McChesney, Illinois State – will transfer to High Point – 6.5 ppg
  • Michael Meadows, Portland – will transfer to Cal – 11.0 ppg, previously decommitted from Loyola Marymount
  • RayQuawndis Mitchell, Kansas City – enters the portal – 17.3 ppg
  • Patrick Mwamba, Oral Roberts – will transfer to Loyola Chicago – 7.9 ppg
  • Grant Nelson, North Dakota State – enters the portal – 17.9 ppg
  • Leo O’Boyle, Lafayette – will transfer to Penn State – 11.6 ppg
  • Josh Ogundele, Iowa – will transfer to MTSU – 1.9 ppg
  • Tylor Perry, North Texas – will transfer to Kansas State – 17.3 ppg
  • DJ Rodman, Washington State – enters the portal – 9.6 ppg
  • Bryant Selebangue, Tulsa – will transfer to Arizona State – 12.0 ppg
  • Brandon Suggs, UCF – will transfer to New Mexico State – 6.6 ppg
  • Glenn Taylor, Oregon State – will transfer to St John’s – 11.6 ppg
  • Russel Tchewa, South Florida – will transfer to Georgia – 11.1 ppg
  • Chandler Turner, Bowling Green – will transfer to Radford – 8.8 ppg
  • Jordan Turner, Baylor – will transfer to Louisiana Tech – 0.1 ppg
  • Ahron Ulis, Iowa – will transfer to Nebraska – 6.1 ppg
  • Connor Vanover, Oral Roberts – enters the portal – 12.7 ppg
  • Asher Woods, VMI – will transfer to Tulane – 14.2 ppg
  • Lok Wur, Oregon – will transfer to Grand Canyon – 2.6 ppg

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CBB Player Updates from Apr 29-30

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The Core Four – four key updates

  1. Georgetown guard Primo Spears will transfer to Florida State. Spears was at Duquesne in ’21-22, scoring 12.7 ppg, then last year as a Hoya he averaged 16.0 ppg, 5.3 apg and 3.0 rpg, which led the team in both scoring and assists. Florida State has also added Jamir Watkins and Josh Nickelberry this offseason.
  2. Utah State continues to stock up from the transfer portal, this weekend adding Great Osobor from Montana State. Osobor was at Montana State two seasons, last year averaging 10.1 ppg and 4.6 rpg while shooting 62.4% from the field. Utah State has also added Darius Brown (also from Montana State), Max Agbonkpolo, Nigel Burris & Jackson Grant.
  3. Simas Lukosius from Butler will transfer to Cincinnati. Lukosius spent his first season at Butler coming off the bench, averaging 6.8 ppg in 21.6 mpg, but became a starter this season averaging 11.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 2.9 apg while shooting 37.8% from 3 in 33.3 minutes a game. Cincinnati’s incoming portal transfers also include Jamille Reynolds and CJ Fredrick.
  4. Other notable transfer commitments included Jose Placer (North Florida to South Florida), Joel Brown (Cal to Iona), Jordan Geronimo (Maryland to Indiana), Charles Pride (Bryant to St Bonaventure), Jordan Wood (Howard to Tulane), Jesus Carralero (Campbell to Missouri),

(Injuries & Updates in the first section, Transfers down below.)

Injuries and Updates from Apr 29-30:

  • Nick Honor, Missouri – will return next season – 7.9 ppg

Transfer Updates from Apr 29-30:

  • KJ Allen, Texas Tech – will transfer to Portland State – 2.4 ppg
  • Rickey Bradley, VMI – will transfer to Georgia State – 9.4 ppg
  • Joel Brown, Cal – will transfer to Iona – 6.9 ppg
  • Jesus Carralero, Campbell – will transfer to Missouri – 10.6 ppg
  • Tye Freeman, UCF – will transfer to Kent State – 3.4 ppg
  • Jacco Fritz, Canisius – will transfer to Hofstra – 8.4 ppg
  • Jordan Geronimo, Indiana – will transfer to Maryland – 4.2 ppg
  • Adante Holiman, Texas-Rio Grande Valley – will transfer to UTSA – 7.5 ppg
  • Jaylin Jackson-Posey, SFA – will transfer to New Mexico State – 6.7 ppg
  • Simas Lukosius, Butler – will transfer to Cincinnati – 11.6 ppg
  • Great Osobor, Montana State – will transfer to Utah State – 10.1 ppg
  • Jay Pal, Campbell – enters the portal – 12.3 ppg
  • Jose Placer, North Florida – will transfer to South Florida – 14.0 ppg
  • Charles Pride, Bryant – will transfer to St Bonaventure – 14.6 ppg
  • Anthony Roy, New Mexico State – enters the portal – 10.3 ppg
  • Primo Spears, Georgetown – will transfer to Florida State – 16.0 ppg
  • Symir Torrence, Syracuse – will transfer to Binghamton – 2.4 ppg
  • Anthony Walker, Miami – will transfer to Indiana – 2.8 ppg
  • Terrell Williams, Southern – will transfer to Iona – 7.2 ppg
  • Jordan Wood, Howard – will transfer to Tulane – 8.6 ppg

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