Former Oregon offensive lineman Bram Walden commits to transfer to Arizona State
Former Oregon offensive lineman Bram Walden has found his next career stop.
Walden, a former 4-star recruit who spent two seasons with the Ducks, announced on Monday that he has committed to transfer to Arizona State. At ASU, Walden will be reunited with former Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham, who was announced as the Sun Devils’ next head coach in November.
Walden had previously entered the transfer portal on Dec. 3.
Walden was the No. 87 overall prospect and the No. 11 offensive tackle in the class of 2021. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native held offers from Utah, USC, and countless other programs.
But he was hindered by injuries during much of his time at Oregon. Walden did not play in any games as a true freshman in 2021. This season, he played eight snaps in two games.
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.
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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.
