College football transfer portal tracker: Today's commitments (Jan. 5)
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The college football transfer portal opened Friday, Jan. 2, and while thousands of players remain available, a lot of the top quarterbacks have already found new homes.
The portal runs through Jan. 16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for teams playing in the national championship.
We’ll keep you posted with daily live updates of portal commitments.
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Today’s transfer portal commitments
QB
- Zeon Chriss: Houston to Southern
- Ethan Grunkmeyer: Penn State to Virginia Tech
RB
- Lanear McCrary Jr.: Shorter to Georgia State
WR
- Jonathan Bibbs: Louisiana-Monroe to North Carolina
- Yannick Smith: East Carolina to SMU
- Jediyah Willoughby: Toledo to UConn
TE
- Jaxxon Warren: Colorado State to North Carolina
OL
- Rapheal Green-Nyarko: Toledo to UConn
DL
- Julien Laventure: Akron to Texas Tech
LB
DB
- Jacobie Henderson: Rutgers to Virginia
- Stilton McKelvey: New Mexico State to Baylor
- Kanijal Thomas: Kansas State to Oklahoma State
K
P
College football 2026 transfer portal dates: When does transfer portal open, close?
The portal period now runs from Jan. 2-16, with an extra five-day window (Jan. 20-24) for teams playing in the national championship. The spring portal window in April is no longer a part of the schedule, so January is the only open window for teams to add via the portal in 2026.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College football transfer portal tracker: Today’s commitments Jan. 5
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