Two transfer portal edge rushers visit UCLA

Two of the top remaining pass rushers in the NCAA football transfer portal are set to visit UCLA. According to Max Olsen, North Texas transfers, brothers, Grayson and Gabriel Murphy headed to Los Angeles to see how they align with the Bruins.

“ North Texas transfer pass rushers Grayson and Gabriel Murphy on a visit to UCLA. Two of the best available players in the portal” wrote Olson via Twitter. Attached to the post was a location marker, dropped by Grayson, tagging UCLA football.

Grayson and Gabriel are twin brothers from Dallas, TX. They elected to not only stay within the state of Texas for college but within the region for college. However, after an impressive 2021 campaign where the duo combined for 26.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks, it appears as if they want to test their skills against higher ranked opponents. And it is not just UCLA that is after the two brothers. Late in February, the two took a visit to Nebraska, where they received an offer from the Cornhuskers.

Both were three-star recruits in the 2019 class, with Grayson Murphy coming in slightly higher than his brother. He was rated the No. 151 linebacker in the class according to On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Grayson Murphy comes in as the No. 81 linebacker according to On3’s transfer rankings. His brother isn’t far behind him at No. 84.

Transfer portal background information for North Texas twins

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.