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

Pierce is the younger brother of USC safety Christian Pierce. Carrington announced his commitment to USC on the same day that Christian made official his return to the Trojans for his senior season.

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.

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

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.