Texas A&M DL Fadil Diggs plans to enter Transfer Portal

Texas A&M DL Fadil Diggs announced he will enter the transfer portal.

The 6’5 260 DL will have 1 year of eligibility remaining.

Diggs sent a statement to On3:

First off, I would like to thank Texas A&M and the 12th Man for an incredible 4 years in College Station. Me and My family sincerely appreciate everything this school gave me an opportunity to do and I will forever cherish the moments that I have shared at A&M. 

Secondly, I would  like to thank Coach Fisher, Coach Elko, Coach Price and Coach E and all of the Coaches during my journey in affording a young kid from Camden, New Jersey an opportunity to play big time football in the SEC, which has been a dream come true. 

Lastly, I want to thank all of the young men who I shared the locker room with and went to War on the field with at A&M. Our bond is unbreakable and our brotherhood is eternally cemented in my heart. It has been a true honor to be a Team Captain for the past two years, on and off the field, and I am thankful for my teammates for inspiring me to become the leader I am today. 

With that said, I will be entering my name into the transfer portal. I will be starting a new chapter of my own in hopes to continue to elevate at another destination. The journey to unlocking more greatness continues… 

With gratitude,

Fadil Diggs

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.