Colorado defensive tackle Jehiem Oatis plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal

Colorado defensive tackle Jehiem Oatis is planning to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3’s Pete Nakos. He originally started his collegiate career with Alabama, starting multiple games in three seasons with the Crimson Tide.

Oatis played high school football at Columbia (Columbia, MS), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 77 overall recruit in the 2022 cycle, according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, a weighted algorithm that complies all major recruiting media services.

It wasn’t an easy decision for Oatis to go from Tuscaloosa to Boulder. He was betting on Deion Sanders and Colorado elevating towards becoming a national powerhouse. That didn’t happen this past season. Now, Oatis will be on his way to his third team of his career.

Whether or not it works out remains to be seen. He’s certainly talented, but hasn’t been able to put it all together just yet. After stops with Alabama and Colorado, time will tell where he ends up in 2026.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

More on the NCAA Transfer Portal, updated rules for 2025-26

Meanwhile, the NCAA Division I Administrative Committee passed dates for the one-time-only college football transfer portal back earlier in October. As it stands, the 2025-26 college football transfer portal will last 15 days. It’ll span Jan. 2 to Jan. 16, the NCAA announced.

Moving forward, the entire Division I football notification of transfer windows is slated for Jan 2-16. As has been the previous standard, athletes on College Football Playoff teams still playing would have 5 days beginning the day after their team’s final game to enter the transfer portal.

Additionally, players have 15 days to enter the portal, but they’re not under a deadline to commit when they enter. Traditionally, the deadline for committing is how late a school can enroll a player through admissions.

One caveat is that if a head coach is fired, the transfer portal will not open for players immediately. The NCAA revealed that moving forward, players will only have 15 days to enter the portal after a coaching change, instead of the former allocation of 30 days. Players will also have to wait five days after a new coach is hired or announced. 

Finally, graduate transfers also cannot enter the transfer portal until Jan. 2 with the new one-time-only portal window. All these new guidelines are bound to shake things up, but the transfer portal will still remain as interesting and entertaining as ever.