Florida Gators WR Marcus Burke entering transfer portal
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Gators wide receiver Marcus Burke is entering the transfer portal, he announced on Monday. He has one year of eligibility remaining as a redshirt junior.
Burke became a starter this season, catching seven passes 69 yards and two touchdowns with seven starts in 11 games played. He had six receptions for 98 yards in seven appearances last year and made four catches for 30 yards in eight games played in 2022.
Burke is the 13th player to transfer from Florida since the regular season ended, joining the following players:
-DL Justus Boone (committed to Arkansas)
-DL Kelby Collins (committed to Alabama)
-TE Arlis Boardingham (in transfer portal)
-CB Ja’Keem Jackson (signed with LSU)
-Edge Quincy Ivory (committed to Jackson State)
-WR Andy Jean (in transfer portal)
-LB Jack Pyburn — (committed to LSU)
-LB Deuce Spurlock (committed to Liberty)
-OL Christian Williams (in transfer portal)
-OT Mike Williams (in transfer portal)
-TE Gavin Hill (in transfer portal)
-Edge TJ Searcy (committed to Texas A&M)
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.
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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.
The window for FBS players to enter the portal opens Dec. 9 and closes on Dec. 28.
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