Auburn quarterback Hank Brown plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal
Auburn redshirt freshman quarterback Hank Brown plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, sources tell On3’s Pete Nakos and Steve Wiltfong.
Brown was with the Tigers for two seasons, playing sparingly as a true freshman before starting two games in his second in relief of Payton Thorne.
He completed 27 of 43 attempts for 403 yards, while throwing six touchdowns and three interceptions across three games. However, he was benched in favor of Thorne prior to the Tigers’ game against Oklahoma.
Once he enters the portal, he will have three full years of eligibility remaining.
As a high schooler, Brown was the No. 1107 overall prospect in the 2023 class, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also ranked as the nation’s No. 55 quarterback and No. 31 recruit in Tennessee.
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The college football transfer portal is scheduled for 45 days during the 2024-25 academic year. The portal opens at the end of the regular season, the day after the College Football Playoff field and bowl games are announced. According to the NCAA, the portal will open Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, and closes Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.
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The 15-day window in April remains, too. The portal will open on April 16, 2025, and shut down on April 30, 2025.
The transfer portal will open for 30 days whenever a head coach leaves their program, allowing athletes to leave and decide on their future, according to NCAA guidelines.
With the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, the postseason will be longer. Athletes on teams that compete in the College Football Playoff and later bowl game will be allowed to enter an additional five-day transfer portal window in January after the portal closes.
More than 2,800 FBS scholarship players entered their names into the NCAA’s transfer database during the 2023-24 school year. Removing those who withdrew or went pro, the final total sat at 2,707 transfers. That means roughly 25% of all FBS scholarship football players hit free agency in one year.