Penn State linebacker Bobby Walchak picks transfer destination
Former Penn State linebacker Bobby Walchak entered the NCAA transfer portal following the 2022 season and this year’s set of spring practices. Now, the Pottsville, Pa., defender has picked his next college football home. He announced on Monday that he is transferring to Campbell University.
Walchak spent two seasons in State College after earning all-state honors as a junior and senior at Pottsville. At the prep level, he made 52 tackels and also had four sacks and one interception as s senior. The defender did not see any game action in either of his two years with the Nittany Lions. Former PSU graduate assistant and assistant strength coach Steven Williams Fighting Camels associate head coach and special teams coordinator, so there is a connection there that Walchak likely took advantage of before picking the Big South conference program. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
“Being a part of Penn State football these last two seasons has been amazing. I would like to thank my teammates, coaches, and staff for the memories I will miss you all,” Walchak wrote on Twitter in April.
Penn State transfer portal timeline
Here’s the rundown since the 2022 season ended with a win over Utah in the Rose Bowl:
PSU roster losses to the portal:
QB Christian Veilleux is at Pittsburgh for spring practice.
RB Keyvone Lee is at Mississippi State for preseason camp.
WR Jaden Dottin is at Toledo for preseason camp.
OL Maleek McNeil is at Monroe College (a JUCO) in New York.
OT Jimmy Christ is at Virginia for preseason camp.
DE Rodney McGraw is at Louisville for spring practice.
DT Fatorma Mulbah is at West Virginia for spring practice.
CB Storm Duck is at Louisville for preseason camp.
LB Jamari Buddin left for New Mexico State.
LB Bobby Walchak is now at Campbell.
CB Jeffrey Davis Jr. committed to Stony Brook.
CB Marquis Wilson is at Purdue for preseason camp.
PSU transfer portal roster gains
RB Trey Potts is on campus after transferring from Minnesota.
WR Malik McClain arrived from Florida State for spring practice.
WR Dante Cephas has arrived from Kent State.
DT Alonzo Ford is in State College after transferring in from Old Dominion.
CB Audavion Collins is here after leaving Mississippi State.
P Riley Thompson was on campus for spring practice after leaving Florida Atlantic.
K Alex Felkins was here for spring practice after transferring in from Columbia.