Ole Miss QB Walker Howard plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal

Ole Miss redshirt sophomore quarterback Walker Howard plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after two seasons with the Rebels per CBS Sports.

Howard has attempted just six passes during his time in Oxford while playing in a total of four games as a reserve. That follows one season at LSU, where he saw action in two games before transferring.

As a high school prospect, Howard was a four-star recruit and the No. 45 player nationally in the 2022 class, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

The Lafayette, Louisiana, native will have two years of eligibility remaining at his next school.

More on the NCAA Transfer Portal

The college football transfer portal is scheduled to be open for 30 days during the 2024-25 academic year. The portal will open 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 for business Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, and close on Dec. 28.

The spring window in April remains. The portal will only be 10 days, lasting from April 16, 2025, and shutting down on April 25, 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 — meaning that roughly 25% of all FBS scholarship players hit free agency in one year.