BREAKING: Alabama DB transfer Tre'Quon Fegans commits to USC

It was just about three weeks ago that Alabama defensive back Trequon Fegans entered the NCAA transfer portal.

Now, after an official visit to USC, he has announced his commitment to to the Trojans.

Fegans spent one season with the Tide, but was not able to get onto the field during the 2022 season. Fegans wound up taking a redshirt and will have four years of eligibility at USC.

Fegans played high school football at Oxford (AL) Thompson, where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 142 overall recruit in the 2022 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Rankings, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Listed at 6-foot, 180 pounds, Fegans was a top-ranked prospect in Alabama’s Class of 2022.

Fegans comments on USC

After announcing his commitment to USC, Fegans gave a comment to WeAreSC.

“All eyes about to be on USC!!! The standard is high!!!!”

It is also pertinent to let it be known Fegans has informed WeAreSC he will play the safety position for USC.

A Fegans family affair?

Fegans’ addition has another layer of intrigue with the fact that USC is also recruiting the younger brother of Fegans, Anquon, who is a defensive back in the class of 2025.

USC just recently offered Anquon on May 3.

“USC is a school I definitely would like to visit. It’s in Southern California and not that many kids get a chance to visit Cali,” said Fegans. “I talk to the DB coach Donte Williams and we’ve built a relationship.”

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.

Transfer portal history 

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.