Former UCF linebacker Terrence Lewis enters NCAA transfer portal

UCF linebacker Terrence Lewis entered the NCAA transfer portal on Monday, according to On3’s Matt Zenitz. Lewis had one tackle this season, which came in the Oct. 5 game versus SMU.

He originally announced his intentions to do so in September. In May, he was arrested on domestic battery charges, which were later dropped. Lewis transferred from Maryland to UCF in January after one season with the Terrapins.

Lewis, of Opa Locka, Florida, was a four-star prospect coming out of Miami Central High School. He was the No. 52 overall prospect in the 2021 class, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

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 starts with the 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.

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 However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship is no longer valid. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school does not have to cover their scholarship.

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 for a “do not contact” tag on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want contact from schools unless they initiate the communication.