More than a dozen Maryland football players have officially explored the possibility of transferring in the aftermath of offensive lineman Jordan McNair’s death and the firing of third-year coach DJ Durkin, according to information obtained from the NCAA transfer portal.
The NCAA transfer portal is an outgrowth of a rule change that went into effect in October that allows players to transfer without getting their release from a school, preventing schools from blocking transfers to specific institutions. It allows players who are thinking about leaving to get their name into a public forum so other coaches know the player is available to recruit.