2024 college football transfer portal tracker: RB Dylan Edwards leaving Colorado

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Miami RB Henry Parrish Jr. to Ole Miss

Parrish returns to the place he started his college career and gives Lane Kiffin a needed veteran in his running back room after Quinshon Judkins transferred to Ohio State. Parrish ran for 819 yards and five touchdowns at Ole Miss from 2020-2021, then ran for 1,238 yards and 10 touchdowns at Miami from 2022-2023. Now, he is back in Oxford for his final year of collegiate eligibility.

Florida State CB Greedy Vance Jr. to USC

Vance had three interceptions last season and bolsters a USC secondary that was one of the worst in college football last season, resulting in the departures of defensive coordinator Alex Grinch and cornerbacks coach Donte Williams. The Trojans’ defensive backs looked much improved under new defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn in the team’s spring game, however, and now that group adds an experienced addition in Vance who started five games for the Seminoles last season and had 71 tackles and 12 passes defense.

Pitt DE Dayon Hayes, Ohio DT Rayyan Buell and Texas OT Payton Kirkland to Colorado

Deion Sanders and Colorado landed some trench help on Sunday, getting commitments from three offensive and defensive linemen.

Hayes is the most notable name of the group. He joins Colorado after leading Pitt in tackles for loss (10.5) last season, adding 45 total tackles, four sacks and six hurries. He was considered by some talent evaluators to be the best defensive end in the portal at the time of his commitment as he enters his fifth season of eligibility.

Buell was productive at Ohio over the last two seasons, recording 39 tackles and 6.5 sacks. Kirkland, meanwhile, was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2023.

Michigan State DT Simeon Barrow Jr.

Barrow started ten games for the Spartans last fall and has 30 career starts in East Lansing over three seasons.

Colorado CB Cormani McClain

McClain was one of the top overall prospects in the class of 2023 and was a very late flip to Colorado shortly after Deion Sanders took control as head coach there. McClain saw inconsistent playing time and even earned a public admonishment from Sanders over his practice habits during his freshman season despite the Buffaloes‘ limited defensive back depth. However, McClain appeared to respond well to Sanders’ tough love and saw more game action as the season progressed and his playing improved, eventually earning four starts. That said, it appears McClain has decided to move on from Boulder, and given his elite five-star prospect profile coming out of high school, he will garner plenty of interest.

Oregon State RB Damien Martinez

Martinez is perhaps coming off the best season of everyone who entered their name into the college football transfer portal when it reopened Tuesday. He was a key factor in Oregon State’s rise up the Pac-12 over the last two seasons, with 2,167 rush yards and 16 touchdowns on 355 attempts since the beginning of 2023. Martinez initially decided to stay in Corvallis when head coach Jonathan Smith departed for Michigan State, but now will enter the portal as one of the most proven players available. Martinez is already reportedly set to visit several Power 5 schools including Arizona, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Kentucky and Miami.