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Oct 7, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Colorado Buffaloes cornerback Cormani McClain (1) against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Transfer roundup: Colorado CB Cormani McClain enters portal

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Colorado cornerback Cormani McClain, a former five-star high school recruit, entered the transfer portal on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.

Tuesday was the first day of the spring transfer window. The portal will remain open for players to enter until April 30.

McClain appeared in nine games for the Buffaloes in 2023, Deion Sanders’ first season as Colorado’s coach. McClain started four games and finished the season with 13 tackles and two pass breakups.

He was the No. 1 cornerback in the Class of 2023, per the 247Sports composite rankings.

–Miami lost leading rusher Henry Parrish Jr. and backup quarterback Jacurri Brown to the portal.

Parrish gained 625 yards on the ground and scored six touchdowns for the Hurricanes in 2023. Across four seasons with Ole Miss (2020-21) and Miami (2022-23), Parrish amassed 2,057 rushing yards, 56 receptions for 384 yards and 17 total touchdowns (15 rushing).

Brown has seen action in nine games over the past two seasons at Miami. He was likely to rank behind Emory Williams and incoming transfers Cam Ward and Reese Poffenbarger on the QB depth chart.

–Oregon State running back Damien Martinez is officially in the portal, with On3 reporting that he will visit Miami, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arizona.

It was reported last week that Martinez intended to enter the portal. He was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team by rushing for 1,185 yards and nine touchdowns on 194 carries in 12 games last season for an average of 6.1 yards per carry. He recorded six 100-yard games on the ground, with a high of 146 against Stanford.

In two seasons with the Beavers, Martinez had 2,167 rushing yards and 16 TDs on 355 carries in 25 games.

–True freshman offensive lineman Jason Zandamela is looking to transfer from Southern California, 247Sports reported.

Zandamela was the No. 4 interior offensive line prospect in the Class of 2024, per the 247Sports composite. He is a native of Mozambique who played rugby before moving to the United States.

–Kadyn Proctor is back in the portal with a “do not contact” label, multiple reports said, indicating the offensive lineman plans to return to Alabama.

Once a five-star offensive tackle prospect in the Class of 2023, Proctor — a native of Des Moines, Iowa — originally committed to Iowa before flipping to Alabama. After spending his freshman season with the Crimson Tide, he entered the portal following coach Nick Saban’s decision to retire.

Proctor committed to Iowa during the previous transfer window but announced on March 19 that he would not be staying with the Hawkeyes’ program and would re-enter the portal in the spring.

–Former four-star quarterback recruit Tad Hudson plans to transfer out of North Carolina, On3 reported.

Hudson did not see the field as a true freshman in Chapel Hill while backing up Drake Maye, a likely first-round pick in this month’s NFL draft.

–Field Level Media

Sep 9, 2023; Boise, Idaho, USA; UCF Knights quarterback John Rhys Plumlee (10) during the second half of play versus the Boise State Broncos at Albertsons Stadium. UCF beats Boise State 18-16. Mandatory Credit: Brian Losness-USA TODAY Sports

UCF turns to South Florida transfer at QB

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UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee completed the game-winning drive Saturday at Boise State, but the Knights must turn to South Florida transfer Timmy McClain for the next few weeks.

Plumlee injured his leg on a 7-yard run with 31 seconds left when his cleat appeared to stick in the turf during a collision with Broncos defenders on the final drive, which ended with Colton Boomer’s 40-yard field goal for an 18-16 victory.

“He had an injury late in that game. Took a pretty good hit,” UCF coach Gus Malzahn said Monday. “He’s gonna be out this week and he’ll be out for a few weeks. The good thing is he doesn’t need surgery. He will be back.”

Malzahn said McClain splits reps equally with Plumlee at least two practices each week — typically Tuesday and Wednesday — to keep the team and offense comfortable in situations like this weekend’s game against Villanova. UCF (2-0) plays in its Big 12 opener at Kansas State the following week (Sept. 23).

“He’s ready to go,” Malzahn said of McClain. “We have a lot of confidence in him. A guy that has played and started football games as a true freshman. So, really feel good about Timmy taking over for that.”

Plumlee, a fifth-year senior, has 163 rushing yards on 19 carries this season and completed 38 of 54 pass attempts for 553 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions.

–Field Level Media

Nov 12, 2022; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback recruit Arch Manning on the sidelines before the game against the Texas Christian Horned Frogs at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports

Signing period roundup: QB Arch Manning to Texas now official

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Texas kicked off Early Signing Period on Wednesday, signing blue-blood quarterback Arch Manning from Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans.

Manning is the No. 1 player in the nation, per the 247Sports composite, and broke Newman school records in 2022 held by his uncles, Eli and Peyton Manning. In four high school seasons, he passed for 8,599 yards and 115 touchdowns, plus 1,155 rushing yards and 25 touchdowns.

Texas will return Quinn Ewers at quarterback in 2023. The No. 1 player in the 2021 class, Ewers played in nine game with the Longhorns as a redshirt freshman in 2022, throwing for 1,808 yards with 14 touchdowns and six interceptions. He missed three games with a shoulder injury.

Coach Steve Sarkisian is expected to open the quarterback competition, giving the 6-foot-4, 215-pound Manning a chance to vie for the starting job.

–Cormani McClain, the top cornerback in the class, will not sign with any program on Wednesday, his mother tweeted. McClain, from Lakeland, Fla., committed to Miami on Oct. 27, but 247Sports said Florida and Alabama have continued to pursue him.

The 247Sports composite lists him as the No. 9 overall prospect in the class.

–Oregon flipped four-star quarterback Austin Novosad, gaining his commitment a day after offering him a scholarship. Novosad, from Dripping Springs (Texas) High School, had been pledged to Baylor since December 2021. Novosad is the No. 10 quarterback in the class, per the composite.

On Monday, Dante Moore — the No. 5 player and the No. 3 quarterback in the 2023 class — flipped his commitment from the Ducks to UCLA, leaving Oregon in need of a quarterback in this cycle.

–Field Level Media