Jared Verse announced his intention to transfer from Albany football to wrap up the month of November.
The first offers to the defensive end came in immediately after, and his ascent towards becoming arguably the most coveted pass rusher in the ever-expanding NCAA transfer portal was rarely in doubt thereafter. Over the following weeks, the options would balloon into the 30s, with a who's who list of college programs heavy on his trail.
USC, Oklahoma, LSU, Utah, Iowa and droves of programs in between jumped in with offers, but there had become somewhat of a southern focus for the home stretch of the transfer decision process, with Tennessee, Florida State, Houston and Miami among those under most consideration.