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Georgia Tech EDGE Christian Burkhalter enters NCAA transfer portal

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Georgia Tech EDGE Christian Burkhalter has entered the transfer portal, On3 has learned. Parting ways with the program as the 5-4 Yellow Jackets fight for bowl eligibility with three games remaining in the regular season.

Burkhalter spent the first season of his college career at UCLA in 2021, spending one year with the Bruins before taking his talents to Atlanta and transferring to Georgia Tech. Where he spent the 2022-2023 season but has not been listed on the Yellow Jackets’ roster for the past two years.

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Burkhalter attended Spanish Fort High School in Alabama where he was a four-star prospect. Ranked the No. 32 EDGE and the No. 309 overall player in the country for the 2021 class according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

A 6-foot-4, 236-pound defender listed as a defensive lineman on Georgia Tech’s roster who chose UCLA after receiving offers from Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan, Florida State, Ole Miss, and several other programs. 

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Between his time with the Bruins and Yellowjackets, Burkhalter recorded zero statistics with either team. As he’ll now look for a third program to call home ahead of the 2025 college football season.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

Georgia Tech assistant Ricky Brumfield no longer on Yellow Jackets coaching staff

Ricky Brumfield is reportedly no longer a member of the coaching staff at Georgia Tech.

Per Adam Bishop of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Brumfield, associate head coach for special teams and cornerbacks coach, isn’t with the Yellow Jackets anymore.

Georgia Tech has since released a statement on the news.

“Georgia Tech associate head coach for special teams Ricky Brumfield is no longer with the program,” it read. “Senior advisor to the head coach Tim Salem will assume the role of coordinating the Yellow Jackets’ special teams.”

On3’s Sam Gillenwater contributed to this report