Penn State has added its second former Iowa State wide receiver via the transfer portal. Karon Brookins committed to Penn State on Sunday, he announced on social media. A class of 2025 freshman, Brookins did not appear in game action for Iowa State but in an intriguing pickup.

The NCAA transfer portal officially opened Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, a juncture on the college football calendar that brings a flood of player movement across the country. Undergraduate players seeking immediate eligibility can put their names in the online ...

The 2026 college football transfer portal officially opened Friday, and chaos is an understatement. More than 3,700 Division I scholarship players entered the portal on Day 1, kicking off a flurry of movement that has already reshaped rosters and set off a domino effect across the sport.

Lane Kiffin has been counting down the days to the transfer portal opening, and as soon as it did Friday, LSU began putting weeks of work into motion. Kiffin and his staff are already hosting potential new players as they try to address needs on both sides of the ball.

The new single window transfer portal is still a few weeks away, but many players are announcing their intentions early to give them more time to find a new home. That's the case with the Texas Longhorns, as a dozen UT players are now in the transfer portal.