The losses span every level of the roster. Interior offensive lineman Coleton Price, the top-ranked IOL transfer in Cooper Petagna's 247Sports portal rankings, is gone. Linebacker Keaton Thomas leaves after leading the team with 99 total tackles, while safety DJ Coleman and linebacker Emar'rion Winston take proven defensive snaps with them.

Sports' in-depth look at the 2026 college football transfer portal, including a latest report on quarterbacks who will define this cycle.

After seemingly sitting out the 15-day transfer window's opening week with no announced transfers, the Irish finally made moves Monday.

The condensed nature of college football's 2026 transfer portal cycle has turned the midway point of the window into a full-blown sprint. With just 15 days to evaluate options, players and programs alike have been cramming visits into back-to-back-to-back days, often hopping from campus to campus with little downtime as decisions loom.

Smothers had committed to Alabama from the transfer portal. However, on Sunday, he flipped to Texas, leaving UA back at square one at a position of need. UA lost a few running backs from last season,