Chris Hammer and Matt Zenitz reported that Florida Atlantic quarterback Casey Thompson entered the transfer portal on Thursday despite having one year of eligibility remaining.
After appearing in just three games for the Owls during the 2023 season, Thompson suffered a torn ACL on September 16 after receiving a medical waiver from the NCAA in early December.
Thompson started his career at Texas in 2018, transferred to Nebraska in 2022, then transferred to FAU in 2023.
His most productive college season with the Huskers came in 2022, when he started 10 of 12 games and completed 63.
1% of his passes for 2,407 yards.
and 17 touchdowns.
Thompson spent three seasons with the Longhorns, starting 10 of 19 games.
He completed nearly 64 percent of his passes for 2,422 yards and 30 touchdowns and had 73 carries for 210 yards and five scores.
Thompson started FAU’s first three games of the 2023 season.
He completed 63.
3 percent of his passes for 509 yards, five touchdowns, and five interceptions.
Thompson was rated as a three-star prospect in his 2018 class out of New Castle, Oklahoma.
He was the No.
16 dual-threat quarterback this cycle.
What is the NCAA Transfer Portal?
The Portal is an online his database into which players enter their names when deciding to transfer.
Players notify their current school’s compliance office that they wish to enter their name into the portal.
Usually a player’s name appears within his 48 hours.
Coaches have access to the database and can contact registered players.
When does the transfer portal open?
Technically, players can enter the portal at any time.
But if they don’t do so within the official “frame” of the sport, the season will have to be scrapped.
He has two periods in college football.
One after the regular season and one after spring training.
The autumn portal window opens in December.
3, the day after the conference championship game.
It will be open for 30 days and close at the end of January 2, 2024.
Players participating in a postseason competition (CFB playoffs or bowl game) will have an additional five days to transfer to their final competition.
Prior to this school year, players were required to enter their name into the portal within 45 days of the end of their regular season.
The NCAA changed its rules in the fall, shortening the period to 30 days.
Will players who enter the portal be forced to leave the school?
No.
In fact, sometimes players remove their names from the portal and end up staying with their respective programs.
However, the decision to enter the portal is often accompanied by a level of resentment on the part of the player or program.
Most players who enter the portal do not return to their previous schools and are often removed from the team as soon as they enter the portal.
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