Former Oklahoma State and Stillwater High School tight end Josh Ford has signed with Alabama out of the transfer portal, according to a report.

Just a few days before kick-off of the College Football Playoff, Alabama scored a big win over Oklahoma off the field.

The Trojans officially have their first transfer portal addition of the cycle, and it is a familiar name

Josh Cuevas, Peter Knudson and Brody Dalton will each exhaust their collegiate eligibility after the 2025 season. Alabama had a two-tight end 2025 class in Marshall Pritchett and Kaleb Edwards, and also added four star tight end Mack Sutter in 2026.

Alabama is reportedly boosting its tight end room for the 2026 season before it even completes its 2025 campaign.

With early signing day in the rearview mirror, recruiters will now look to build up their 2026 rosters through the transfer portal. That method of roster additions proved crucial for Texas Tech, which won a Big 12 title and made the College Football Playoff after a transfer portal haul a year ago.

The transfer portal has completely changed the world of college football. Rebuilds that used to take years can be solved in a season or two thanks to the opening of the portal, and every team in college football has benefitted in some way from the portal. For the Oklahoma Sooners, however, their portal process since joining the SEC has been a pretty poor one, and they've routinely missed on ...

Murphy, the former Texas and Duke quarterback, transferred to Oregon State this past offseason. The No. 82 overall player in the 247Sports transfer rankings finished the season with 1,805 passing yards and a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 9-to-8. Murphy completed 58.1% of his passes and Oregon State finished the season 2-10.