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01/21/23 - WR Romello Brinson, Sr/2025, Southern Methodist + More +

Romello Brinson, a former top-150 recruit in the Class of 2021, announced his intention to transfer to SMU on Instagram. Brinson visited SMU this past weekend. He also visited Colorado and Penn State. In two seasons at Miami, Brinson recorded a total of 14 catches for 189 yards and one touchdown. His one touchdown was a spectacular leaping grab that was considered one of the best catches in the country in 2021. SMU now has 16 transfer commitments in a class that's ranked No. 6 in the country, per 247Sports.

Brinson joins four other former Miami players in transferring to the Hilltop. Fellow wide receiver Key'Shawn Smith, running back Jaylan 'Rooster' Knighton, and defensive linemen Elijah Roberts and Jordan Miller also plan to play for the Mustangs next season. The connection is obvious. SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee and many of his assistants were previously coaching at Miami, including Brewer and wide receivers coach Rob Likens. - Dallas Morning News

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WR Romello Brinson, Southern Methodist
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01/18/23 - DT Johnny Newton, rJr/2024, Illinois + More +

The two decisions, which each individual announced via Twitter on Monday, to stay put give the team a chance to repeat (or better) its '22 win total and again compete for the Big Ten West title. Both Newton and Randolph are high-motor guys who put constant pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Both will be considered for national awards. The decisions certainly put a smile on the face of new defensive coordinator Aaron Henry. Newton and Randolph help to bolster the Illini's defensive line for 2023 amid the losses of Calvin Avery and Jamal Woods, each of whom declared for the NFL draft earlier this month. - News Gazette Tribune

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DT Johnny Newton, Illinois
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01/18/23 - WR Kamryn Babb, rSr/2023, Ohio State + More +

Ohio State wide receiver Kamryn Babb announced on Tuesday he won't return next season, forgoing the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA to all players in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm excited to start the next chapter that God has for me by sharing my story with the world," Babb said in a video posted on his social media accounts. Injuries, which included four anterior cruciate ligament surgeries, mired much of Babb's five seasons with the Buckeyes, but his perseverance made him an inspiration to teammates and led him to twice be selected as one of the team captains.

Babb also became the recipient of the Block "O" jersey this past fall, an honor given in recent seasons in recognition of legendary Ohio State lineman Bill Willis. He caught his first career pass late in a blowout win over Indiana in November when quarterback C.J. Stroud found him in a corner of the end zone for an 8-yard touchdown. A mob of teammates immediately mobbed him in celebration. - Columbus Dispatch

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WR Kamryn Babb, Ohio State
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01/18/23 - WR Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda, rSr/2025, Nebraska + More +

The man who scored Nebraska's first touchdown of the 2022 season has rejoined the team for winter workouts in 2023. Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda, who entered the transfer portal in October, withdrew his name and will take part in spring camp, a program source confirmed Monday. He left the team having caught five passes for 120 yards, primarily in the season-opening loss to Northwestern.

NU removed Garcia-Castaneda from its 2022 roster - a sign of a complete break with the program. That was one staff ago. NU coach Matt Rhule's staff is in place, and Garcia-Castaneda rejoins a wide receiver room that no longer has record-breaking receiver Trey Palmer but added two transfers (Baylor's Josh Fleek and Virginia's Billy Kemp) and two surprising returnees (Garcia-Castaneda and Zavier Betts). - Lincoln Journal Star

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WR Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda, Nebraska
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01/18/23 - RB *Kendre Miller, Jr/2023, Texas Christian + More +

On Instagram, TCU running back Kendre Miller announced he is declaring for the 2023 NFL draft. In 2022, Miller tallied 1,399 yards and 17 touchdowns while averaging 6.2 yards per carry. For his stellar season, Miller was named to the All-Big 12 First team. Miller finished his career with 11 games of 100 or more rushing yards, more than double than anyone on the active roster. In 2022, Miller had a streak of five consecutive outings with over 100 yards.

This season, he extended his rushing touchdown streak to 14 consecutive games before it was snapped in the Fiesta Bowl due to injury. It was the longest active streak in the nation and second in TCU's history; Horned Frog legend LaDainian Tomlinson holds the program record with 15. Miller will finish his career ranked ninth on TCU's all-time rushing touchdown leaderboard. His career yards per carry average of 6.7 ranks first among active power five players. - Dallas Morning News

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RB *Kendre Miller, Texas Christian
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01/17/23 - RB John Emery Jr., rSr/2025, LSU + More +

LSU football running back John Emery Jr. is coming back to LSU for the 2023 season, according to On3 Sports. Emery had until Monday's deadline to enter his name into the 2023 NFL Draft. After sitting out the entire 2021 season and the first two games of 2022 with an academic suspension, Emery had 370 rushing yards on 76 attempts. He averaged 3.21 yards after contact while splitting carries with Josh Williams, Armoni Goodwin and Noah Cain. Emery returns to an LSU offense that is bringing back most of its key contributors in 2023. Starting quarterback Jayden Daniels is returning, along with wideouts Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr., tight end Mason Taylor and five of LSU's top six contributors on the offensive line. - The Daily Advertiser

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RB John Emery Jr., LSU
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01/16/23 - RB *Kendre Miller, Jr/2023, Texas Christian + More +

TCU star running back Kendre Miller officially declared for the 2023 NFL draft on Monday. Miller posted a video to his Instagram, which included a thank you to TCU fans. Miller was one of the best running backs in the country and was a first team All-Big 12 selection. The junior rushed for 1,399 yards and 17 touchdowns, averaging 6.2 yards per carry. He scored a touchdown in 13 straight games this season.

Miller, who missed the national championship game vs. Georgia with a knee injury, is likely to be one of the top running backs picked due to his blend of size and speed. The 6-foot, 220 pound back led one of the most explosive rushing attacks in the country and had a carry of at least 50 yards in four games this season. In his three year career with TCU Miller rushed for over 2,400 yards and 26 touchdowns. Miller is the latest Horned Frog to declare for the NFL draft. - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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RB *Kendre Miller, Texas Christian
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01/15/23 - OG Zak Zinter, Sr/2024, Michigan + More +

Michigan football is set to get back another key cog up front on offense. Starting left guard Trevor Keegan, a big part of the Wolverines' Joe Moore Award-winning offensive line last season, announced Thursday plans to return in 2023. In a post on social media, the 6-foot-6, 305-pound lineman said he is "thrilled to get back to work with my teammates and get rolling." "Making it to the NFL has been a dream of mine ever since I picked up a football," Keegan wrote. "With a lot of thought and talking to those closest to me, there is more I want to achieve personally and collectively as a team."

Keegan had been on the fence about leaving; he was a senior in 2022 and just as well declared for the NFL draft like his fellow linemen Ryan Hayes and Olusegun Oluwatimi. Yet, he still has two years of eligibility left after redshirting his freshman season in 2019 and playing through the pandemic-shortened year of 2020. Keegan rose up the depth chart and earned a starting role in 2021, just as Michigan’s offensive line became a bedrock of the offense. He was a shoe-in to start at left guard this past year, and did so in 11 of the Wolverines’ 14 games, missing three due to injury. - Michigan Live

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OG Zak Zinter, Michigan
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01/15/23 - OG *Warren McClendon, rJr/2023, Georgia + More +

University of Georgia offensive lineman Warren McClendon was one of two passengers injured in a fatal crash on Saturday night that claimed the lives of 20-year-old Georgia football player Devin Willock and 24-year-old recruitment analyst Chandler LeCroy, according to an article from the Athens Banner-Herald. The car veered off of Barnett Shoals Road and hit two power poles and several trees early Sunday morning.

McClendon was one of two passengers in the car who sustained injuries but remains in stable condition, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police Department press release. McClendon only needed a few stitches in his forehead, according to the article. McClendon declared for the NFL draft on Saturday, just hours after Georgia's national championship celebration took place. The 6-foot-4, 300-pound player has spent four years playing for Georgia, during which he started 37 games on the offensive line. - RedandBlack.com

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OG *Warren McClendon, Georgia
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01/15/23 - RB Miyan Williams, rJr/2024, Ohio State + More +

Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson, coming off an injury-hampered 2022 season, thinks he is ready for a challenge in 2023. And he may get one. Running back Miyan Williams announced he would return instead of pursuing the NFL. Dallan Hayden impressed as a freshman. Henderson welcomes the challenge. "I want it bad," he said. "I'll do anything, and I'm going to definitely do what I've got to do. Some people know who I am, and I'm going to definitely show that again next year." - Columbus Dispatch

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RB Miyan Williams, Ohio State
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01/14/23 - ILB Daniel Green, rSr/2024, Kansas State + More +

Kansas State's football team got a lot better on defense Saturday, and that's not even counting a key transfer portal addition. Middle linebacker Daniel Green, a preseason All-Big 12 pick, announced via social media that he is returning next year as a super-senior after an injury-plagued 2022 season.

"I have thought long and hard about leaving and entering the 2023 NFL draft," he wrote. "After a season plagued by injury and not being 100% for most of the year, I wanted to finish my college career playing my best ball. See y'all in the fall." Green, a 6-foot-3, 242-pound senior from Portland, briefly entertained thoughts of leaving after a breakout junior year in 2021 when he led the team in tackles with 89 and tackles for loss with 16, while recording three sacks and two fumble recoveries. But he decided to return after an 8-5 season in hopes of helping the Wildcats win a conference championship. - Salina Journal

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ILB Daniel Green, Kansas State
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01/14/23 - TE Brock Bowers, Jr/2024, Georgia + More +

Georgia coach Kirby Smart had a good-natured complaint to fans when celebrating the Bulldogs' back-to-back national championships with a parade and ceremony for the second straight year on Saturday. "You didn't tell me last year we were going back to back. Wow!" said a smiling Smart. Smart referenced a quote from legendary UCLA coach John Wooden when he said winning the second straight national title for the first time in school history was more difficult than ending the Bulldogs' 41-year title drought in 2021.

"Winning takes talent," Smart said before adding, "but to repeat takes character." Saturday's parade led the team to Sanford Stadium, where many fans held up three fingers as they looked ahead to the goal of a threepeat. No team has won three consecutive national championships in the AP poll era, which dates to 1936. "We can't wait to see what lies ahead for this team," Smart said. "This team will have to be hungry because a lot of this team is coming back." - AP College Football

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TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
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01/14/23 - WR Tre Harris, rSr/2025, Mississippi + More +

In the second full offseason of college football's transfer portal-induced mayhem, there have been a few small changes evident amid the chaos. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, who grabbed seven standout transfers, warns that not all will make an immediate impact. Regardless, his key transfer acquisitions are, in probable order of importance: Wide receiver Tre Harris (LSU), first team All-USA (65 for 935, 10 TDs); TE Daden Prieskorn (Memphis), 48 fir 602, seven TDs.; linebacker Jeremiah Jean-Babtiste (UCF) one season of eligibility; wide receiver Chris Marshall (Texas A&M), oozes talent at 6-3, 205; cornerback John Saunders (Miami-Ohio) will battle two starters; DT Joshua Harris (NC State); K Caden David (Texas A&M) to replace steady, but departed, Jonathan Cruze. - The Clarion Ledger

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WR Tre Harris, Mississippi
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01/14/23 - TE Brett Seither, rSr/2025, Georgia Tech + More +

Nebraska's push into the transfer portal isn't over yet. The Huskers are hosting former Georgia tight end Brett Seither this weekend, a source confirmed to The World-Herald. The 6-foot-5, 228-pounder arrives on the heels of winning a national championship with the Bulldogs days ago in Los Angeles. NU has already added nine transfers since coach Matt Rhule arrived in late November and now will look to shore up a tight end position full of unproven youth. Seither has appeared in 27 career games, making a total of three catches for 51 yards and a touchdown across four seasons. He would have two years of remaining eligibility. Georgia, of course, will have star Brock Bowers for another year coming off an award-winning campaign as the nation's top tight end. The Bulldogs are adding multiple high-end prospects there in the 2023 cycle to a loaded room. - Lincoln Journal Star

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TE Brett Seither, Georgia Tech
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01/14/23 - DE *Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Jr/2023, Kansas State + More +

After three standout seasons at defensive end for Kansas State, Anudike-Uzomah made the highly-anticipated announcement Thursday via social media that he is bypassing his senior season and will enter the 2023 NFL draft. Anudike-Uzomah, a 6-foot-4, 255-pound junior from Kansas City, Missouri, arrived at K-State for the 2020 season as an unheralded recruit from Lee's Summit High School. He made it on the field for five games as a true freshman but really broke out the following year to become one of the most dominant edge rushers in Wildcat history. Running back Deuce Vaughn also declared for the draft as did wide receiver Malik Knowles and cornerback Julius Brents, both seniors who were eligible to return as super-seniors. Senior receiver Phillip Brooks announced Tuesday that he will take advantage of the extra year granted in response to the coronavirus pandemic. - Topeka Capital Journal

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