What is Quincy Porter's eligibility status with Notre Dame football?
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SOUTH BEND — Modern college football programs closely calibrate playing time for projected redshirt candidates, but Ohio State seems to have lost track of its plan for freshman wide receiver Quincy Porter.
As a result, the highly regarded Buckeyes transfer projects to have three remaining years of eligibility at Notre Dame football instead of the four most fans were expecting.
Newly committed to the Irish, Porter arrived with some confusion around his remaining eligibility. Ohio State’s official game participation chart in its media notes showed Porter with no snaps on Oct. 11 at Illinois, but Pro Football Focus had him on the field for a pair of snaps with the punt return team.
That would give Porter five games of participation in 2025, one more than the regular-season limit for redshirt candidates.
A review of the Ohio State-Illinois game via YouTube clearly shows the PFF account was correct. Illinois punted just twice in that 34-16 loss to the Buckeyes, but Porter can clearly be seen carrying out his blocking responsibilities on both plays.
Wearing No. 11 with his surname visible on the back of his jersey, Porter participated on punt returns that ended with 2:12 remaining in the first quarter and 10:15 left in the fourth.
At 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, Porter is larger than most wide receivers, but that’s him out there for sure.
Ohio State’s other No. 11, defensive lineman C.J. Hicks, stands 6-3 and 243 pounds, but Hicks took all nine of his punt return snaps by the close of his fourth regular-season appearance on Sept. 27 at Washington.
Hicks, who has since transferred to South Florida, left with his redshirt season intact after sitting out the remainder of the regular season. He played in both the Big Ten Championship and CFP games for the Buckeyes, but those don’t count against the four-game limit for redshirts.
Quincy Porter’s game-by-game breakdown for 2025
Porter, a product of Bergen Catholic High School in New Jersey, was in for just 81 snaps all season, including 24 on special teams.
He was credited with 34 plays by PFF against Grambling State but made no catches in his debut.
Porter had one catch against Minnesota in his 16 plays, two more receptions at Wisconsin (20 plays) and his fourth and final catch of the year against UCLA (nine plays).
The top-ranked Buckeyes rolled to easy victories in each of those games, pounding Grambling 70-0, Minnesota 42-3, Wisconsin 34-0 and UCLA 48-10.
The good news for the Irish? If Porter even comes close to reaching his vast potential, based on his recruiting profile, the NFL could prove a tempting option for him after the 2027 season, his projected junior year.
Fellow Ohio State transfer wideout Mylan Graham, who committed to the Irish on Tuesday, was limited to four games, including the postseason, in his 2024 redshirt season. The Fort Wayne-area product accrued just 15 snaps that season and arrives as a third-year sophomore with three remaining years of eligibility.
Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. Follow him on social media @MikeBerardino.
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