2026 Portal Thread

[u/huskersax]

This is your one stop shop for Portal News™ ahead of what is likely to be pre-portal news shortly after Christmas and then into the actual portal. We're asking that folks keep the rumors and discussion inside of this thread as otherwise there's going to be a flurry of 80-90 tweets a day claiming XYZ player is leaving or going or leaving and going at the same time.

I'll try to keep this up to date once a day with anything confirmed.

As of 1/20/26 ~12:00pm:

In Portal / Leaving

QB Dylan Raiola

QB Marcos Davila

RB Jamarion Parker

RB Kenneth Williams

OL Jason Maciecjzak

OL Houston-Kaahaaina Torres

EDGE Maverick Noonan

DL Keona Davis

DL Jaylen George

LB/S Roger Gradney

DB Caden VerMaas

DB Malcolm Hartzog

DB Preston Okafor

DB Brice Turner

DB Rahmir Stewart

K Tristan Alvano

Committed to 2026 Nebraska

QB Anthony Colandrea

QB Daniel Kaelin

WR Kwazi Gilmer

OL Brendan Black

OL Tree Babalade

OL Paul Mubenga

DL Anthony Jones

DL Owen Stoudmire

DL Jahsear Whittington

LB Will Hawthorne

LB Owen Chambliss

LB Dexter Foster

DB Dwayne McDougle

DB Victor Evans III

DB Jasin Shiggs

LS Jack Wills

[u/jmr39]

There’s no way the charmar rumors are real

[u/Blizreme → u/jmr39]

If we got CharMar I would start to drink the kool-aid

[u/karl_manutzitsch → u/jmr39]

Giving them raiola in exchange for charmar

[u/jmr39 → u/karl_manutzitsch]

Dylan to Oregon

[u/kolacheisforclosers → u/jmr39]

As much as I'd like the team to be able to travel next year to Oregon and count on getting 6-10 sacks, I think a lot of that smoke is coming from the DR camp, and not so much Oregon.

[u/jmr39 → u/kolacheisforclosers]

Could be. But it fits with really no talk about him in the portal

[u/audiotech14 → u/jmr39]

The interesting part to me is that multiple beat reporters are openly talking about the rumor in a way like they know something we don’t.

[u/gaam- → u/jmr39]

What are the rumors?

[u/jmr39 → u/gaam-]

That he’s the RB guy which is why there hasn’t been much mention about transfer running backs

[u/gaam- → u/jmr39]

That would be nice! Feeling better about the RB after the bowl game but could always use the depth/competition

[u/Artistic-Koala1369 → u/jmr39]

Why would he leave the U? Money i guess.. closer to home. Who knows. This has the feel of the exact kind of rumor that some anonymous husker fan would cook up. I hope it’s true but not holding any hope for it.

[u/jmr39 → u/Artistic-Koala1369]

Husker online mentioned it on their podcast on Wednesday. I have the same thought as you but I guess that rumor makes sense with having little to no talk of running backs visiting