Purdue DE Transfer Jack Sullivan Commits to USC

Former Purdue Boilermakers DE Jack Sullivan has committed to USC according to a post via his Twitter account. Sullivan in the ninth transfer commit this offseason for Lincoln Riley and the Trojans.

USC is also hoping to lure former 5-Star DL Anthony Lucas who took and official visit this weekend.

Sullivan joined the Boilermakers in 2018 and has played the last four seasons with Purdue where he accumulated 86 tackles, seven pass breakups, a forced fumble, and 9.5 career sacks.

The 6-5 and 275 pound defensive lineman played high school football at Plainfield East high school in Illinois, where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 1235 overall recruit in the 2018 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

USC’s Transfer Portal Signings

USC has announced six signings via the transfer portal to this point. The defensive line will get a boost with former Arizona defensive tackle Kyon Barrs. Rush end Jamil Muhammad comes over from Georgia State and should provide a pass-rushing boost. Linebacker Mason Cobb from Oklahoma State is a tackling machine. Cornerback Christian Roland-Wallace from Arizona will have a chance to replace Mekhi Blackmon as USC’s top corner option. They are all vital defensive reinforcements.

Former Arizona State punter Eddie Czaplicki will have a good change to grab the starting spot. And wide receiver Dorian Singer comes over from Arizona with a shot to take over the No. 1 receiver for the Trojans.

The Trojans have also gained commitments from former South Carolina RB Marshawn Lloyd and Florida OL Michael Tarquin. Lloyd visited USC this week.

All in. #FightOn ✌️ pic.twitter.com/hFofJdwMV7

— Jack Sullivan (@jacksully33) January 9, 2023

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

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.

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.

Track transfer portal activity

While the NCAA transfer portal database is private, the On3 Network has streamlined the reporting process tracking player movement.

If you find yourself asking, ‘How can I track transfer portal activity?’ our well-established network of reporters and contacts across college athletics keeps you up to speed in several ways, from articles written about players as they enter and exit the transfer portal or find their new destination, to our social media channels, to the On3 Transfer Portal.

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).

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and senior national college football reporter Matt Zenitz’s Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

Nice play by #Purdue DE #99 Jack Sullivan pic.twitter.com/dp8tALOrzr

— 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 @𝗙𝗧𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱𝟳 (@FTBeard7) October 1, 2022