Nebraska wide receiver Alante Brown plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal
Nebraska wide receiver Alante Brown announced on his Twitter page on Saturday evening that he plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. He posted a brief announcement on his Twitter account. Last year as a sophomore, he hauled in 16 catches for 191 receiving yards for the Huskers.
Check out his announcement below.
He wrote, “First, I want to give honor to God, who is the head of my life. I would also like to thank Coach Frost, Coach Mickey, and Coach Rhule and the rest of the staff for giving me the opportunity to pursue my goals. I want to thank my teammates for allowing me to be apart of their journey and will always be grateful for the bond we have created. Lastly, I want to thank the City of Lincoln for making this experience one I will never forget. GBR.”
Brown followed that up with a brief note on his collegiate eligibility remaining. “I will be entering my name in the Transfer Portal with 2 years of eligibility. Please respect my decision…”
During his three seasons with the Huskers, Brown hauled in 22 catches for 262 receiving yards. He also spent some time at kick returner the past few years, recording 16 returns for 284 yards.
In the 2020 cycle, Brown was rated as the No. 675 overall player in the country, according to the On3 Industry Rankings. He was also rated as the No. 115 wide receiver prospect in the class and a three-star prospect. Brown played his high school football at Simeon High School (Chicago, Illinois) and St. Thomas More Prep (Oakdale, Connecticut).
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.
Transfer portal background information
The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.
The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.
Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.
The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.
A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.
The portal has been around since Oct. 15, 2018 and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started Aug. 1. During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal (including walk-ons). That comes after 1,681 entered during the 2019-20 cycle and 1,709 during the abbreviated 2018-19 cycle. In comparison, 1,833 Division I basketball players entered the portal during the 2020-21 cycle after totals of 1,020 in 2019-20 and 1,063 in 2018-19.
Track transfer portal activity
While the NCAA transfer portal database is private, the On3 Network has streamlined the reporting process tracking player movement.
If you find yourself asking, ‘How can I track transfer portal activity?’ our well-established network of reporters and contacts across college athletics keeps you up to speed in several ways, from articles written about players as they enter and exit the transfer portal or find their new destination, to our social media channels, to the On3 Transfer Portal.
The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Industry Recruiting Rankings, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).
The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and senior national college football reporter Matt Zenitz’s Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.