These 7 players are college football transfer portal frequent fliers

The spring transfer portal opened Wednesday, offering hundreds (and hundreds) of college football players a new opportunity. That could mean more playing time, more money or simply a fresh start.

The fact is, some players are much more familiar with the transfer portal than others — probably too much, depending on your point of view. Several are looking for their fourth or even fifth school, some after being at their most recent stop for only three or four months.

Today, we’re looking at the paths of some of the notable players who have made the transfer portal their home away from home.

Rashad Amos, RB: South Carolina → Miami (Ohio) → Ole Miss → Memphis → ?

Amos was a three-star prospect in the 2020 recruiting cycle. He’s about to embark upon his sixth college season, and this is his fourth trip to the transfer portal.

Amos signed with South Carolina out of Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Ga., but played in just 13 games over his three seasons with the Gamecocks and carried the ball just 20 times in that span. He transferred to Miami (Ohio) for the 2023 season and found a suitable home, rushing 210 times for 1,075 yards and 13 touchdowns as a key member of the RedHawks’ MAC championship team.

But once the season ended, Amos tried his luck in the portal again. He committed to Mississippi State on April 13, 2024, but took a visit to Colorado and flipped to the Buffaloes two weeks later. That didn’t last long, and he eventually picked Ole Miss as his transfer destination.

Amos was back in the SEC in 2024 but recorded just 75 rushing yards on nine attempts for the Rebels. He left Ole Miss and transferred to Memphis in December. That was a short-lived marriage, and Amos returned to the portal this week. We’ll see what sort of situation (and level of play) Amos is looking for with school No. 5.

Jake Garcia, QB: Miami → Missouri → East Carolina → ?

Garcia was a highly coveted recruit who ranked in the top 50 in the 2021 recruiting cycle. He gained notoriety for attending five different high schools, including a move from Southern California to Georgia during the COVID-19 pandemic to play football in the fall of 2020. His parents legally dissolved their marriage so he could transfer high schools within the state of Georgia and maintain eligibility that fall.

That movement hasn’t slowed down in college either. Garcia is now looking to join his fourth college program. He started his career at Miami, signing when Rhett Lashlee was the offensive coordinator and Manny Diaz was the head coach. He was hobbled by an ankle injury in 2021, and he played in eight games in 2022. But he was behind Tyler Van Dyke on the depth chart and transferred to Missouri following the season.

The Tigers had an established starter, Brady Cook, heading into 2023, and Garcia did not attempt a pass that season. He returned to the portal and landed at East Carolina with offensive coordinator John David Baker, who recruited Garcia while he was an assistant coach at USC.

Garcia finally earned a starting job with the Pirates, but he struggled with decision-making and was benched after six games (with an 8-to-12 TD-to-INT ratio). Katin Houser took over the starting role and returns, so the path toward playing time was going to be crowded.

Can Garcia find a clearer route to the field elsewhere?

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Tre’Quon Fegans, DB: Alabama → USC → UCF → ?

Fegans was a top-150 prospect in the 2022 recruiting cycle. He signed with Alabama but didn’t play during his freshman season. He transferred to USC for the 2023 season but played sparingly. Trojans defensive coordinator Alex Grinch was fired during the regular season.

Fegans landed at UCF but appeared in just eight games and made only two tackles. The Knights underwent a coaching change. Scott Frost took over (for the second time) and hired Grinch as his defensive coordinator.

Even though there’s some familiarity there, Fegans is now looking for a new home, his fourth in as many years.

Alton McCaskill, RB: Houston → Colorado → Arizona State → ?

McCaskill burst onto the scene in 2021 when he rushed for 961 yards and 16 touchdowns during his true freshman season at Houston. The former three-star prospect was named AAC rookie of the year.

Things haven’t been quite the same since he suffered a torn ACL in spring practice, which forced him to miss the 2022 season. McCaskill entered the transfer portal after that season and was viewed as a pretty significant addition for Deion Sanders in his first offseason as Colorado’s head coach. But he rushed for only 59 yards in 2023 for a running game that struggled to gain any traction. McCaskill left Colorado and landed at Arizona State last offseason.

That wasn’t an ideal situation for a running back looking for carries because Cam Skattebo took on such a large portion of the workload.

Kyson Brown, who rushed for 351 yards in a reserve role, is back, and Arizona State brought in Army transfer Kanye Udoh, who rushed for 1,117 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2024. It wasn’t going to get any easier for McCaskill to find carries in 2025.

And after the ACL tear, it’s difficult to know if McCaskill will reach his 2021 form again, but he’ll try to find the right opportunity to showcase his skills.

Mike Wright, QB: Vanderbilt → Mississippi State → Northwestern → ?

Wright, a three-star prospect in the 2020 recruiting class, signed with Vanderbilt after flipping from UCF. He started 11 games over the 2021 and 2022 seasons, including Vanderbilt’s only two SEC wins over that stretch (versus Florida and Kentucky). Wright is limited as a passer (55.8 career completion percentage, 24 touchdown passes, 15 interceptions) but displayed his dual-threat strengths at Vanderbilt with 905 rushing yards and seven touchdowns in three seasons.

Wright made the curious decision to transfer to Mississippi State for the 2023 season even though Will Rogers was an experienced starter already on the roster. Wright appeared in all 12 games and made three starts (with Rogers injured).

He transferred to Northwestern and started the first two games of the season but was benched after the Wildcats’ overtime loss to Duke in Week 2. Wright preserved a season of eligibility because he played in only three games in 2024. Now he’s on the move again and reportedly open to a position change.

Savion Riley, DB: Vanderbilt → Miami → Colorado → ?

Riley, like Wright, began his career at Vanderbilt. He was a three-star prospect in the 2022 recruiting cycle and played in eight games, starting twice, during two seasons with the Commodores.

Riley’s first trip through the portal came after the 2023 season. His second came soon after; he bolted from Miami after going through spring practice with the Hurricanes. He signed with Colorado and recorded 12 tackles in a reserve role with the Buffaloes in 2024. He’s back in the portal looking for a fourth school in four seasons.

Micah Hudson, WR: Texas Tech → Texas A&M → ?

Hudson could potentially land at his third school before the start of his second college season.

The Temple, Texas, native was a massive recruiting victory for Texas Tech and coach Joey McGuire in the Class of 2024. The 6-foot, 195-pound wideout was the first five-star signee in program history but never really took flight. A knee injury forced Hudson to miss spring practice, and he caught just eight passes for 123 yards during the 2024 season.

Hudson entered the portal after the 2024 season and signed with Texas A&M. But that relationship, like the others we have chronicled, didn’t last. Hudson stepped away from the A&M program in January and won’t return.

The only receivers ranked above Hudson in the 2024 cycle were Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith, Alabama’s Ryan Williams and Auburn’s Cam Coleman. Each had moments that displayed why they were five-star prospects. Hudson is still waiting for his.

(Photos of Mike Wright, Jake Garcia: Denny Medley, Jasen Vinlove / Imagn Images)

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