Notre Dame set to host Rice CB Tre'Shon Devones, Big Ten schools getting in mix

Tre’Shon Devones entered the transfer portal in mid-February.

But with the spring transfer portal now open, the Rice cornerback is ramping up his recruitment. The grad transfer has one year of eligibility remaining and can play immediately. He visited Colorado last month and is slated to arrive at Notre Dame on Thursday, he told On3.

Those are not the only schools expressing interest, though. Ranked as a four-star by On3’s college rating system, he posted 45 total tackles and two interceptions this past season. The 6-foot, 187-pound cornerback told On3 he’s in the process of scheduling visits to Houston and Tulane, too.

Nebraska, Rutgers and Vanderbilt have also been in contact and expressed interest.

Notre Dame has one of the most talented secondaries in the nation, headlined by Benjamin Morrison, who was a 2022 freshman All-American. He’s tallied nine interceptions in his career.

What is the transfer portal?

The spring transfer portal window is just 15 days, a crammed period that could reshape the 2024 college football offseason. The portal tool was launched in 2018 to allow athletes to be more involved in the process of transferring. Athletes must notify institutions of their intent to transfer. Each school’s compliance team has 48 hours to put a name into the portal. 

A total of 538 FBS scholarship players put their names in the transfer portal on Day 1 of the winter window in December. That number is not expected to be as high, in part because plenty of high-profile programs are still going through spring practice. 

After an athlete is officially in the portal, there is no rush on making a decision as long as they are properly enrolled at a new institution in time for fall camp. Commitments do not have to be made during the 15-day window. Grad transfers are allowed to enter the portal at any time. 

Roster retention will be crucial for programs, with NIL playing a vital role in keeping rosters together in the new age of college football. Exactly 645 FBS players transferred in last year’s spring window.