Portal Watch: SEC gamers to observe as potential transfers
The switch portal opens in simply over two months and there are dozens of gamers throughout the nation already weighing the choice to switch or not. With half of the season within the rear-view mirror, now is an efficient time to pay attention to the gamers to observe as soon as the switch portal opens on Dec. 9.
Right now we proceed a convention by convention Portal Watch sequence highlighting gamers who we’re maintaining a tally of as portal season will get nearer. Up subsequent is the SEC.
1. Jackson Arnold, Oklahoma
After some spectacular performances final season, Oklahoma handed the keys to the offense to Arnold this yr. Issues have been going comparatively nicely for Arnold till the Tennessee recreation. In that fourth contest of the season, the previous five-star didn’t play as much as expectations and was benched earlier than the top of the primary half.
Arnold’s substitute, freshman Michael Hawkins Jr., has performed nicely sufficient to carry onto that job and is already in a Dr. Pepper industrial selling this weekend’s Crimson River Rivalry recreation towards Texas. If Hawkins retains enjoying nicely and doesn’t let Arnold get one other alternative this season, Arnold might be portal-bound after the season.
2. DJ Lagway, Florida
Faculty coaches across the nation are licking their chops taking a look at Florida’s roster. Head coach Billy Napier’s job safety is tenuous at greatest and, if Florida does find yourself eradicating him as head coach, Lagway would have an enormous choice to make about his future in Gainesville.
If a training change does happen and Lagway chooses to enter the switch portal, he’d be one of many high prizes of this portal cycle. The factor is, even when Lagway does enter the portal, there stays an honest probability he’d return to Florida relying on who the Gators rent as the following head coach.
3. Dylan Lonergan, Alabama
The depth chart at Alabama is working towards Lonergan. The previous Rivals250 prospect from the 2023 class is taking a look at a contest with Ty Simpson and Austin Mack for the beginning job subsequent season plus five-star Keelon Russell shall be arriving in Tuscaloosa after this season.
Contemplating Simpson is the second-string quarterback proper now and Mack transferred to Alabama from Washington with Kalen DeBoer, it actually appears like Lonergan might be the odd man out.
4. Marcel Reed, Texas A&M
Texas A&M is on the rise with new head coach Mike Elko nevertheless it wouldn’t be within the place it’s in proper now with out Reed. The previous four-star from the 2023 class began three video games whereas Conner Weigman was injured and confirmed a number of promise.
The issue for Reed is that Weigman appears to be entrenched because the starter in Faculty Station and he has two years of eligibility remaining. Reed, a redshirt freshman, would possibly look elsewhere for enjoying time following the season.
5. Eugene Wilson, Florida
Similar to Lagway, Wilson could be an enormous prize within the switch portal. The explosive receiver hasn’t performed because the Samford recreation as a result of harm however, proper now, it doesn’t sound like he’ll be sitting out the remainder of this season.
Wilson has been Florida’s greatest receiving possibility and there are dozens of groups across the nation that will love so as to add him to their receiver corps. He’ll face an analogous choice as Lagway if there’s a teaching change in Gainesville however, identical to Lagway, it wouldn’t be stunning if he suited up for Florida once more subsequent yr if he likes the following regime.
