Former Oregon edge rusher Adrian Jackson commits to transfer to Nevada
Former Oregon edge rusher Adrian Jackson has found his next career stop.
Jackson, who left the Oregon program in July, announced on Thursday that he has committed to transfer to the University of Nevada, Reno.
He is the latest Duck who has opted to join former Oregon linebackers coach Ken Wilson, who is now the head coach for the Wolf Pack.
Jackson would have been a fifth-year junior this season had he played for the Ducks. He will have two years of eligibility remaining.
A former 4-star recruit, Jackson was the No. 165 overall player in the class of 2018, according to the On3 Consensus.
Jackson’s time in Eugene was hindered by injuries. He made an impact as a true freshman in 2018 and played in 13 games, but his 2019 and 2020 campaigns were affected by foot injuries.
He played in nine games as an outside linebacker in 2021 and recorded 9.0 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss. Last spring, he made the position switch to inside linebacker before ultimately leaving the program during the summer.
Jackson is the third former Duck to commit to Nevada during this transfer cycle. He joins running back Sean Dollars and linebacker Jackson LaDuke.
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.
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 portal has been around since Oct. 15, 2018 and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started Aug. 1. During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal (including walk-ons). That comes after 1,681 entered during the 2019-20 cycle and 1,709 during the abbreviated 2018-19 cycle. In comparison, 1,833 Division I basketball players entered the portal during the 2020-21 cycle after totals of 1,020 in 2019-20 and 1,063 in 2018-19.
