Penn State transfer portal tracker: Which Nittany Lions are moving on?
The college football transfer portal officially opened for undergraduates on Monday. Penn State is one of 12 schools dealing with it while also chasing a College Football Playoff title. Because of what is still on the line, the Nittany Lions are not expected to lose many players immediately. But, some are already moving on. Others will in the days ahead. And, head coach James Franklin and his staff will be looking for additions, as well.
“We’re moving, and I’m pushing my staff to be very aggressive,” Franklin said Sunday. “The challenge that I don’t think a lot of people think about is, typically when your season ends, and you’re in that time getting ready for a bowl game, you have time to sit down with all of your players and find out what’s going on, who’s coming back, who’s considering going into the transfer portal, who is going into the transfer portal. And a lot of those things impact your decision-making on who you’re going to try to go out and get to replace those guys with.
“So it’s hard to come up with a plan. We’ll do that this week. But we’re probably a week behind other programs. I didn’t really want to be having those conversations last week when we were getting ready for Oregon. So, that’s a little bit of a challenge. It’s hard to totally know what you want to do in the portal until you know exactly what’s going on with your current roster for next year. But I’ve asked our staff to be aggressive and move and make some decisions in positions that we think we’re going to have some needs. So, we’ll have a better idea this week.”
Blue-White Illustrated will keep you up to date with the latest transfer portal news throughout the month.
How long does this transfer portal window last?
The fall winter transfer portal window runs from Dec. 9 until Dec. 28. It is important to note that players must simply enter their name into the portal by that deadline to have the chance to play elsewhere next year. They do not have to pick their next destination by then.
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Which Penn State players are in the portal?
As of 3 p.m. ET on Dec. 9, two Penn State players are moving on.
Tight end Jerry Cross is officially in the portal. He will have three years of eligibility at his next school. Cross said before the Big Ten title game that he was moving on and officially went in on Monday.
Class of 2024 signee T.A. Cunningham is the first Nittany Lion to plan to portal since the team clinched a CFP spot. On3’s Hayes Fawcett reported on Dec. 9 that the Georgia native and defensive tackle is moving on after spending just one season in State College. He will have four seasons of eligibility remaining at his next school.
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