Penn State will host transfer target in January
Former Wake Forest cornerback Gavin Holmes will officially visit Penn State from January 6-8, he told BWI on Thursday. The Nittany Lions offered last week. Holmes will be at Texas this weekend for an official visit. The NCAA Dead Period also applies to transfer visitors, although there is a window from Jan. 4-8 when prospective transfers can visit schools during the high school dead period.
Holmes is a two-year performer for the Demon Deacons, starting seven games this past season and playing in 11, notching 23 tackles and nine passes defended. The performance came off a season in which he notched 18 tackles with one interception and four passes that were broken up.
Holmes is originally from Archbishop Rummel High in Metairie, La. Holmes was also rated as a three-star prospect in the On3 Consensus. He also had a national ranking of 1,269, was the 123rd-ranked corner, and the 54th-ranked prospect in Louisiana.
He committed to Wake Forest in January 2020. The choice was over offers from Mississippi State, Tulane, Colorado and Old Dominion, among others.
In the past week, Holmes has added portal offers from more than just the Nittany Lions. Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, Oregon State, Old Dominion, West Virginia, Baylor, Washington, Ole Miss, Texas, Kansas, Memphis, Houston, Tulane, Virginia Tech, and Arkansas have all also offered.
Penn State transfer portal approach
Penn State has been active in the transfer portal in the early part of the cycle. The Nittany Lions are looking at receivers, offensive linemen, running back, defensive linemen, and cornerbacks.
At the cornerback position, the intention comes from the known departure of two players at the position this offseason. Second-year corner Jeffrey Davis Jr. hit the portal on Dec. 5 and Joey Porter Jr. announced he’d forgo the Rose Bowl to pursue his professional opportunity in the game. The Nittany Lions offered former Alabama cornerback Khyree Jackson and former Iowa defensive back Terry Roberts, who is originally from Erie.
