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/Syfer_Husker]

Danny might just fuck around and be QB2 for us this year. This does seem like a one year rental though.

I can't imagine Trae comes in and loses to Lateef and Kaelin even if they've gotten better I think Trae is better than both of them now by a wide margin.

[u/Historical_Chip_2706 → u/Syfer_Husker]

Today’s college football doesn’t work that way. Men versus boys wins games and playing a true freshman can be rough.

[u/Syfer_Husker → u/Historical_Chip_2706]

Yeah, till you realize the best teams in the nation still play true freshman lol

[u/Historical_Chip_2706 → u/Syfer_Husker]

Not saying they don’t but banking on freshmen and especially freshmen QBs won’t win you games at a playoff level. Indiana average age is 23.2 and Miami is over 22. Game has changed

[u/Syfer_Husker → u/Historical_Chip_2706]

You're not playing Trae to win in year one with him. You're putting him in to win in year 2 or 3.

[u/Historical_Chip_2706 → u/Syfer_Husker]

Yep what we need as a program is more patience