Miami WR Isaiah Horton plans to enter NCAA transfer portal

Miami wide receiver Isaiah Horton plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. He’ll have two years of eligibility left.

Horton broke out this season after a pedestrian first two seasons with Miami. He had 56 catches for 616 yards, five touchdowns and 11 yards per catch this regular season.

Over the course of his career, Horton has 70 catches, 790 yards, six touchdowns and 11.3 yards per catch.

As a member of the Class of 2022, Horton was a four-star recruit out of Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Oakland, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 12 overall prospect in the state, the No. 54 wide receiver in the class and the No. 337 overall prospect in the class.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.

Isaiah Horton to enter transfer portal

Horton will enter the portal after filing the paperwork. Wherever he lands, his new team is going to get an emerging wide receiver.

“We’ve been working hard to get the program better, to progress,” head coach Mario Cristobal said, via CaneSport. “Now our third year we’ve gone from 5 to 7 to a 10 win season. That’s only been done in the last 20 years twice (including 2017).”

The bowl game for Miami, the Citrus Bowl against Iowa State, will be played in Orlando at Camping World Stadium and kicks off Dec. 28 at 3:30 p.m. on ABC. It’s a chance for the Canes to turn around their bowl fortunes – the team is 1-11 in its last 12 bowl games and has lost five in a row.

“Everyone that doesn’t get in (the playoff) feels disappointment, but we feel the onus of just doing better,” Cristobal said. “The focus is to go win the next game. This is the end of 2024 and beginning of 2025, a chance to carry momentum into the off-season. It’s the most important game because it’s the next game.”