Former TCU WR Jordan Hudson commits to SMU
Former TCU wide receiver Jordan Hudson announced his transfer portal commitment to SMU on Sunday afternoon.
The 6-foot-2, 198 pounder will have 3 years of eligibility remaining.
Hudson on why he chose SMU
“It’s home! I always wanted to play college football at home. When I got the opportunity to get with coach Lashlee, who recruited me at Miami when Rambo was there. Knowing that he loves throwing the ball up and letting his receivers make plays and did just that with Rashee stood out. Why not me next?”
Out of high school, the Lone Star State wide receiver was ranked as a five-star recruit according to the 2022 On300 rankings. He tabbed in as the No. 15 player nationally, the No. 2 wide receiver, and the No. 3 player in the state of Texas.
Hudson is the 3rd best player available according to the On3 2023 transfer portal rankings.
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.