It’s not always good news in the NCAA’s transfer portal, as Top-15 programs Notre Dame and Georgia demonstrated on Wednesday.
Two Bulldogs, cornerback Ondre Evans and safety Joenel Aguero, announced they would be entering the portal, while Notre Dame had four players enter the portal, with previous entrant defensive back Cree Thomas landing at Colorado.
Wide receiver Antavious “Scrap” Richardson, linebackers Anthony Sacca and Bodie Kahoun and special teams ace Preston Zinter made their intentions to leave the No. 11 Fighting Irish public on Tuesday, giving Notre Dame at least 14 departures so far with no new additions, per 247’s transfer portal tracker.
Five of those players — quarterback Kenny Minchey (Kentucky), pass-rusher Joshua Burnham (Indiana), Thomas, safety JaDon Blair (Missouri) and running back Gi’Bran Payne (Cincinnati) have already found landing places.
The No. 3 Bulldogs are in a similar boat, having lost 10 players to the portal to go along with several recent NFL Draft departees, though Kirby Smart’s program has added Clemson safety Khalil Barnes in return.
If there’s additional solace for fans of those programs, it’s that the most recent departures are light on experience and playing time.
Aguero, a rising senior, has appeared in 36 games over three seasons in Athens, Ga. He has recorded 72 tackles with an interception and three passes defensed. Evans, who will be a redshirt sophomore, has yet to collect any stats.
Thomas was a freshman for the Irish in 2025, appearing in three games and collecting one tackle and a pass defensed.
Sacca and Richardson were also freshmen, not seeing any game action last fall.
Zinter, primarily a special teams player, recorded two solo tackles in 2025 after nabbing four tackles with a blocked punt in 2024.
In other portal news on Wednesday, former Boston College wide receiver Reed Harris, ranked No. 17 overall in 247’s rankings, committed to Arizona State, where he will pair with recent pledge Omarion Miller to give the Sun Devils a dangerous duo on the outside.
No. 14 prospect DJ Lagway, the former Florida quarterback, made some waves by appearing at a Baylor basketball game with Dave Aranda.
Former Southern California defensive lineman Devan Thompkins — No. 23 in 247’s rankings — has announced his new home of Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he will suit up for Alabama in 2026.
And wide receiver Eugene Wilson III found his new home as well. The former Florida standout, ranked 46th by 247, joined Lane Kiffin’s LSU Tigers.
–Field Level Media
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