Conference transfers?

[gofurman]

From FUWOlfpacker - (thanks to him) Several guys on these list have already entered the portal. ETSU has already lost the impressive Chandler Smith and their PK Tyler Keltner. Stone Synder from VMI already has several FCS offers including a few in the SoCon. Actually, it's probably safe to assume that anyone from VMI on this list has already entered the portal. Things look bleak over there. Pretty sure they had at least 11 enter yesterday along.

Thanks FUWolfpacker - I wasn't aware of this. Glad to hear that Chandler Smith is hoepfully leaving. That dude was a beast

I don't track this stuff as much (I do injuris lol).. if anyone keeps up with transfers/portal I would appreciate it. Matter of fact I will start a thread to track it - thanks to those of you that update this stuff. Thanks again to FUWolfpacker !

[gofurman]

Please include any of our guys - I hope we don't lose any !!

[FUwolfpacker]

https://www.redshirtsports.xyz/2023-fcs ... al-tracker

These guys seem to be doing the best job keeping up with it so far.

VMI has 13 in the portal so far. Yikes.
UTC - 3 (2 WR, 1 TE)
ETSU - 3 (LB, OL, K)
Mercer - 3 (OL, 2 WR)
WCU - 5 (4 QB, 1 WR)
Wofford - 3 (QB, OL, WR)

[saltyshaker]

wofford starting qb and starting wr /punter parker.

[FUwolfpacker]

wofford starting qb and starting wr /punter parker.

And starting OL Al Hogan.

[FUwolfpacker]

SoCon Transfers for those who don't want to click on the link:

KeShawn Toney (TE) — Chattanooga
Tyler Walker (WR) — Chattanooga
Tyree O’Neil (WR) — Chattanooga
Chandler Martin (LB) — ETSU
Mac McCovery IV (RB) — ETSU
Tavon Matthews (OL) — ETSU
Tyler Keltner (K) — ETSU
Jonathan Bacigalupi (OL) — Mercer
Nate Boehm (WR) — Mercer
Ronnie Faison (WR) — Mercer
Aaron Vardell (K) — VMI
Aladdin Elroumy (LB) — VMI
Aljareek Malry (DB) — VMI
Charles Dixon (DL) — VMI
Eric Weaver (DL) — VMI
Ernie Campbell (DL) — VMI
Jack Caussin (TE) — VMI
Jarvis Chandler (OL) — VMI
Jerry Rice (K) — VMI
Leroy Thomas (WR) — VMI
Marshall Gill (OL) — VMI
Seth Morgan (QB) — VMI
Stone Snyder (LB) — VMI
Bryson Grabowski (QB) — Western Carolina
Kason Lincke (QB) — Western Carolina
Parish Metzger (QB) — Western Carolina
Samuel Cornett (QB) — Western Carolina
Toler Keigley (WR) — Western Carolina
Al Hogan (OL) — Wofford
Jimmy Weirick (QB) — Wofford
Landon Parker (WR) — Wofford

[FUBeAR]

https://www.redshirtsports.xyz/2023-fcs ... al-tracker

These guys seem to be doing the best job keeping up with it so far.

VMI has 13 in the portal so far. Yikes.
UTC - 3 (2 WR, 1 TE)
ETSU - 3 (LB, OL, K)
Mercer - 3 (OL, 2 WR) - all 3 non-playing Walk-on’s; 1 of the WR’s (Faison) already Xferred; played for VUL in ‘22
WCU - 5 (4 QB, 1 WR)
Wofford - 3 (QB, OL, WR)

[FUwolfpacker]

https://www.redshirtsports.xyz/2023-fcs ... al-tracker

These guys seem to be doing the best job keeping up with it so far.

VMI has 13 in the portal so far. Yikes.
UTC - 3 (2 WR, 1 TE)
ETSU - 4 (LB, OL, K, RB)
Mercer - 3 (OL, 2 WR) - all 3 non-playing Walk-on’s; 1 of the WR’s (Faison) already Xferred; played for VUL in ‘22
WCU - 5 (4 QB, 1 WR)
Wofford - 3 (QB, OL, WR)

Of all the transfers so far, Mercer's and WCU's seem to be the smallest impact for sure (as bear pointed out). All the other teams are losing starters or guys that had significant playing time/contributions.

It's definitely not over. I'm a little surprised that no one from the Citadel has popped up yet. Wouldn't be surprised to see a few from Samford and Furman either. It's just going to be part of every off season going forward probably.

[saltyshaker]

depending on his academics and remaining elgibility might like to have wr parker wofford from the transfer portal.he gave us fits.believe he could slide right into ryan miller's spot.

[purplehorse]

4 QB’s from Western is shocking to me. It seems like we have never or rarely had 4 QB’s.

[FUwolfpacker]

4 QB’s from Western is shocking to me. It seems like we have never or rarely had 4 QB’s.

I think a WCU fan mentioned they brought in 5 last year? Gonzalez has seemed to separate himself, so I guess the others wanted a less crowded QB room? Plus Davis can still come back as well, so might not be much playing time available anytime soon. I'm fairly sure they still have 3 on the roster even after the 4 left. They may not all be scholarship QBs either. Not sure. Furman had 5-6 on the roster this year but only 3 were scholarship QBs I believe.

[FUwolfpacker]

Updated. With the FBS portal opening on Dec. 5th, it's probably about to get tougher for a lot of these guys. Some new additions from other teams. Wofford is losing their starting RG, starting WR (and his back up), starting FS, and starting SS. Technically they're losing their starting QB as well, but I'm guessing he wasn't going to start next year anyway with the transfers they brought in last year. A couple of these guys, Stone Synder and Tahir Annoor already have offers from other conference schools (Samford). I imagine most people saw it coming, but VMI is losing a lot of starters on a team that was already struggling and is going to have a new staff next year. I would imagine they'll have to be very active in the portal.

Surprisingly, The Citadel has no one in the portal. Not surprisingly, Samford also has no one in the portal.

KeShawn Toney (TE) — Chattanooga
Tyler Walker (WR) — Chattanooga
Tyree O’Neil (WR) — Chattanooga
Blake Austin (OL) — ETSU
Chandler Martin (LB) — ETSU
Mac McCovery IV (RB) — ETSU
Tavon Matthews (OL) — ETSU
Tyler Keltner (K) — ETSU
Jace Wilson (QB) — Furman
Jonathan Bacigalupi (OL) — Mercer
Nate Boehm (WR) — Mercer
Aaron Vardell (K) — VMI
Aladdin Elroumy (LB) — VMI
Aljareek Malry (DB) — VMI
Charles Dixon (DL) — VMI
Eric Weaver (DL) — VMI
Ernie Campbell (DL) — VMI
Jack Caussin (TE) — VMI
Jarvis Chandler (OL) — VMI
Jerry Rice (K) — VMI
Leroy Thomas (WR) — VMI
Marshall Gill (OL) — VMI
Seth Morgan (QB) — VMI
Stone Snyder (LB) — VMI
Bryson Grabowski (QB) — Western Carolina (transferring to Union College)
Kason Lincke (QB) — Western Carolina
Parish Metzger (QB) — Western Carolina
Samuel Cornett (QB) — Western Carolina
Timothy Jamison (DL) — Western Carolina
Toler Keigley (WR) — Western Carolina
Al Hogan (OL) — Wofford
Camden Gray (LB) — Wofford
Devin Mathews (WR) — Wofford
Jimmy Weirick (QB) — Wofford
Landon Parker (WR) — Wofford
Miles Richardson (DB) — Wofford
Tahir Annoor (DB) — Wofford

[FUBeAR]

VMI…active in the portal? Not on the acquiring side of PortalWorld. Ain’t no transfers signin’ up for a Rat Year @ the Institute.

[FUwolfpacker]

VMI…active in the portal? Not on the acquiring side of PortalWorld. Ain’t no transfers signin’ up for a Rat Year @ the Institute.

That was my thought as well. I'm not sure they can sign enough HS players to replace what they're losing in the portal and to graduation, so thought maybe they'd at least try? Things look pretty bleak over there.

[Davemeister]

VMI players are turning the Portal into a Porta-John.