Report: Arizona State Sun Devils star to enter the transfer portal

The Arizona State Sun Devils could lose star defensive tackle Jermayne Tauinaola Lole for the 2022 season. According to Chris Karpman, publisher for SunDevilSource, Lole announced on Friday that he plans to enter the transfer portal. However, unlike other entries into the portal, the former 3-star prospect hopes to remain with Arizona State.

Lole’s scission is not based on playing time or anything like that. He is entering the transfer portal to explore what possible NIL deals are out there for him.

Lole started last season as a preseason first-team all PAC 12 selection and was on the outland trophy watch list. Unfortunately, he missed all of last season after suffering a tricep injury before the season started.

The Arizona State big man in the trenches has made a big name for himself while with the Sun Devils. Now he will test the waters to see if the name he is built up has some solid worth to it in the NIL world.

Transfer portal background information 

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be  contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.