Penn State lineman Ibrahim Traore enters NCAA transfer portal
Penn State football offensive lineman Ibrahim Traore has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Blue-White Illustrated reported last Friday that the New York native was set to leave the Lions program after four seasons. On3’s Pete Nakos reported Tuesday morning that the redshirt junior is now officially looking for a new college football home.
Traore came to State College in the Class of 2020 as a three-star recruit. He did not see any game action during his first three seasons in State College. In 2023, he saw time in just one contest. The graduate transfer has three seasons of eligibility remaining at the college level.
Penn State added an offensive lineman via the portal when Pa., native and former Wisconsin native Nolan Rucci picked it earlier this month. Besides Traore, the Lions are also losing starting tackles Caedan Wallace and Olu Fashanu, plus first-team center Hunter Nourzad, from their 2023 offensive line room. All three are expected to land with pro teams during the upcoming NFL Draft this spring.
Track Penn State transfer portal activity
The NCAA transfer portal database is private. But Blue-White Illustrated and the On3 Network have you covered from start to finish when it comes to tracking Penn State player movement.
Our well-established network of reporters and contacts across college athletics keeps you up to speed in several ways. We have articles written about players as they enter and exit the transfer portal or find their new destination, a dedicated transfer portal Twitter account, and the On3 Transfer Portal wire.
The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking, and original On3 Consensus recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image, and likeness).
While the transfer portal officially opens for business on Dec. 4 for undergraduate players, grad transfers can enter it at any time. This specific transfer portal window runs through Jan. 2, 2024. It is important to note that a player does not need to make his decision by the deadline. Undergrads do, however, have to declare their intent to enter the portal by then. When they pick their next school or decide to return to their current one after that is up to them. A second transfer portal window will run April 15-30.
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