Former UNLV offensive lineman Noah McKinney announces plans to transfer to Oklahoma State
Former UNLV offensive lineman Noah McKinney announced that he will transfer to Oklahoma State on Sunday after hitting the portal on Dec. 5. The 6-foot-5, 310-pound freshman will have four years of eligibility to use with the Pokes.
Per the On3 transfer rankings, McKinney is the No. 52 best-available interior offensive lineman in the portal.
Hailing from Coronado (Las Vegas) High School, McKinney was a three-star prospect in the 2022 signing class. McKinney’s brother, Darius Snow, is a standout safety at Michigan State.
McKinney is the second transfer addition for Mike Gundy and Co. on Sunday. Former Arkansas State cornerback Kenneth Harris also committed to Oklahoma State. He visited Stillwater on Dec. 16.
During his time in Jonesboro, Ark., the 5-foot-11, 168-pound defensive back played in 31 career games and made 71 tackles and defended 25 passes. Harris also had 4.5 tackles for loss and three interceptions. Since this is his first transfer, he will be immediately eligible to play in the fall of 2023. He has two years of eligibility remaining. Harris is the No. 35 best-available cornerback in the transfer portal, according to On3’s transfer rankings.
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 starts with the 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.
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 However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship is no longer valid. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school does not have to cover their scholarship.
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 for a “do not contact” tag on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want contact from schools unless they initiate the communication.
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 our Transfer Portal Wire.
The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Consensus recruiting ranking, 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.