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Topic: RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Topic: RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

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Jonesy1017
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 6:18:21 PM

DJ Walker announces that he will be coming back to the Bobcats next season

https://x.com/donovanwalkerr/status/2007586776840384736?s...

roger
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 6:29:00 PM

For my 42 years of marriage, the secret is to do things together. If she wants to shop you go shopping with her, if she goes to the park you go to
the park with her, and if she mops the floor you mop up the floor with her!

cbarber357
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 6:40:08 PM

Jonesy1017 wrote:

DJ Walker announces that he will be coming back to the Bobcats next season

https://x.com/donovanwalkerr/status/2007586776840384736?s...

Huge. Now let�s hope it sticks unlike Shay Taylor last year.

PedenFaithful
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 6:45:58 PM

cbarber357 wrote:

Jonesy1017 wrote:

DJ Walker announces that he will be coming back to the Bobcats next season

https://x.com/donovanwalkerr/status/2007586776840384736?s...

Huge. Now let�s hope it sticks unlike Shay Taylor last year.

I�m still shocked by that to this day. Figured he�d stick it out as a staying relatively close-to-home thing.

Jonesy1017
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 6:46:43 PM

cbarber357 wrote:

Jonesy1017 wrote:

DJ Walker announces that he will be coming back to the Bobcats next season

https://x.com/donovanwalkerr/status/2007586776840384736?s...

Huge. Now let�s hope it sticks unlike Shay Taylor last year.

If I remember correctly, Shay announced he was coming back during the Winter transfer window and then announced he was transferring in the Spring window. With there no longer being a Spring window, I�d say this is more likely to stick unless a major NIL offer comes through

Bobcat1998
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 7:59:15 PM

Anyone think we could get Shay and/or Schmitz back?

Cats5
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 8:15:49 PM

Bobcat1998 wrote:

Anyone think we could get Shay and/or Schmitz back?

Out of eligibility I believe

Mike Coleman
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 8:18:13 PM

We have a few visits coming up soon, one being Victor Rosa, RB, UConn. Has 1,400+ career yards rushing and 17 career rush TDs.

STVCastle
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 8:25:25 PM

Mike Coleman wrote:

We have a few visits coming up soon, one being Victor Rosa, RB, UConn. Has 1,400+ career yards rushing and 17 career rush TDs.

Oh yeah! Victor Rosa was one of those guys I kinda had an eye on as a RB addition. In fact, I see a few UConn players in the portal I'd kinda like to see become Bobcats.

Mike Coleman
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 9:45:56 PM

Long snapper Kevin Fay (Gardner-Webb) is our first announced portal commit.

CatsUp
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 10:17:04 PM

Jonesy1017 wrote:

DJ Walker announces that he will be coming back to the Bobcats next season

https://x.com/donovanwalkerr/status/2007586776840384736?s...

Great news!

WxM
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 10:23:10 PM

Leaders for Chase Hendricks appear to be California and Purdue, as he is visiting both.

ohio9704
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 11:41:49 PM

Bobcat1998 wrote:

Anyone think we could get Shay and/or Schmitz back?

No. It will be interesting to see if/how many of our guys migrate south to Charlotte.

ohio9704
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/3/2026 11:46:31 PM

WxM wrote:

Leaders for Chase Hendricks appear to be California and Purdue, as he is visiting both.

I hope they both pay well, because those are two ugly choices looking at next years schedule. Purdue might win 2-4 games, Cal 4 or 5 with god awful travel.

Jeff Johnson
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/4/2026 12:31:04 AM

I found this article regarding the transfer portal to be interesting...

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/college-football-br...

Jeff Johnson '67, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Back in the Land of Enchantment

Bobcat1998
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/4/2026 8:25:52 AM

ohio9704 wrote:

WxM wrote:

Leaders for Chase Hendricks appear to be California and Purdue, as he is visiting both.

I hope they both pay well, because those are two ugly choices looking at next years schedule. Purdue might win 2-4 games, Cal 4 or 5 with god awful travel.

This is true. If he ends up at either of these he is admitting he does not care about winning. He cares only about money. He has earned it but dude, these teams are awful.

Ryan Carey
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/4/2026 8:35:20 AM

We said the same thing when Kurtis Rourke went to Indiana. Seems like teams can flip from bad to good within a single off-season now.

Ryan M. Carey
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/4/2026 8:56:32 AM

Bobcat1998 wrote:

ohio9704 wrote:

WxM wrote:

Leaders for Chase Hendricks appear to be California and Purdue, as he is visiting both.

I hope they both pay well, because those are two ugly choices looking at next years schedule. Purdue might win 2-4 games, Cal 4 or 5 with god awful travel.

This is true. If he ends up at either of these he is admitting he does not care about winning. He cares only about money. He has earned it but dude, these teams are awful.

Players leave Ohio for bad reasons, but come to Ohio for his reasons. It's pretty amazing how universally true that is, and how it only applies to us, out of every school in the country.

We're blessed to be OU fans.

cbarber357
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/4/2026 9:55:57 AM

Bobcat1998 wrote:

ohio9704 wrote:

WxM wrote:

Leaders for Chase Hendricks appear to be California and Purdue, as he is visiting both.

I hope they both pay well, because those are two ugly choices looking at next years schedule. Purdue might win 2-4 games, Cal 4 or 5 with god awful travel.

This is true. If he ends up at either of these he is admitting he does not care about winning. He cares only about money. He has earned it but dude, these teams are awful.

California went 7-5 during the regular season starting a highly touted true freshman QB who is coming back next year. Wouldn�t say that they�re a terrible team or spot for a wide receiver to get good exposure playing in the ACC.

If social media is to be believed he has had some sort of interest from a ton of teams including Alabama. I�m sure different opportunities will open as other portal recruits commit.

Alan Swank
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/4/2026 11:21:51 AM

Jeff Johnson wrote:

I found this article regarding the transfer portal to be interesting...

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/college-football-br...

From the article as this says it all:

"The transfer portal is turning the smaller "Group of Five" (G5) schools essentially into farm system feeder teams for the "Power Four" (SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Big 12).

Now a smaller program like Coastal Carolina or North Texas spends time and resources developing a player into a star, then a big budget school can poach them. The allure of a massive NIL offer makes jumping schools too enticing to resist.

"Several elite quarterbacks have already posted multi-million NIL valuations with reported figures around $2M�$2.5M for names like Sam Leavitt ($2.1 million), Brendan Sorsby ($2.4 million), and Dylan Raiola ($2.5 million)." (Sports Illustrated)

Of course, this furthers the gap between the large and small programs when it comes to competing for championships."

STVCastle
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/4/2026 12:11:51 PM

Alan Swank wrote:

Jeff Johnson wrote:

I found this article regarding the transfer portal to be interesting...

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/articles/college-football-br...

In other words, create new subdivisions in the 2030s and be done with it.

RufusCat09
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/4/2026 12:36:46 PM

Does Pius have eligibility left or is he looking to transfer?

https://x.com/Piusodj_92/status/2007833357653328046

M.D.W.S.T
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/4/2026 2:10:06 PM

Jonesy1017 wrote:

DJ Walker announces that he will be coming back to the Bobcats next season

https://x.com/donovanwalkerr/status/2007586776840384736?s...

Rare breed.

Huge keep.

Mike Coleman
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/4/2026 2:28:12 PM

RufusCat09 wrote:

Does Pius have eligibility left or is he looking to transfer?

https://x.com/Piusodj_92/status/2007833357653328046

My guess is he's waiting on a NCAA ruling for another year of eligibility. Looking at his career stats, I think it�s a bit of a longshot, but I'm not sure how the NCAA is interpreting the JUCO thing. If he gets it, I'm sure there's a possibility of the portal.

Mike Coleman
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RE: 2026 Portal Tracker

Posted: 1/4/2026 2:53:47 PM

Mason Williams to Ohio State.

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