Texas lands San Jose State transfer CB Jay'Vion Cole
Texas and Steve Sarkisian have been judicious when picking up players from the NCAA Transfer Portal. Today, they landed of the top prospects in San Jose State cornerback Jay’Vion Cole.
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Cole has three years to play two seasons.
The 5-foot-11, 170-pounder from Oakland, Calif., was fantastic for the Spartans in 2023. Cole notched 38 tackles with 10 passes defended, one sack, and three interceptions as part of a SJSU team that went 7-6 overall and 6-2 in the Mountain West Conference. He also earned a defensive grade of 86.2 from PFF last season with a run defense grade of 86.1 and a coverage grade of 83.6.
Opponents targeted him 53 times during the season, and he allowed just 26 receptions for 297 yards and one score according to PFF.
He was in his first season at San Jose State after spending 2022 at Cal Poly. There, he tallied 15 tackles, four passes defended, and four interceptions.
Cole is ranked as the No. 141 overall prospect and the No. 17 cornerback in the transfer portal, per the On3 Industry Ranking.
On3 ranks Cole as the No. 42 overall prospect and the No. 5 cornerback in the transfer portal.
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
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.
