OL Chimdia Nwaiwu is officially in the portal.

Portal closes in 6 days on Friday, January 16, 2026 (at the end of the day, typically midnight local time or as processed by schools).

This is the only main offseason window for FBS and FCS football players to enter the portal this cycle, following the NCAA's rule change eliminating the previous spring window.

Key exceptions include:

• Players on the two teams in the College Football Playoff National Championship game (scheduled for January 19, 2026) get an additional 5-day window from January 2024, 2026, to enter after their season ends.
• In cases of a head coaching change after the main window closes, affected players receive a separate 15-day window starting 5 days after the new coach is hired/announced.

SFA signee released from his LOI

Available in the portal! https://t.co/kBuKcW22pX pic.twitter.com/TPryz32Ri1

— la’Garrius Sims (@LagarriusSims) January 10, 2026

LB: La'Garrius Sims 6-4; 240 Mobile, Alabama (Mobile Christian/Louisiana-Monroe/East Central CC)
Offers from SFA, UTSA, Louisiana-Monroe, East Texas A&M, ETSU, Southern, SEMO, Tarleton State, Chattanooga

• GP:9;TKL:45;TFL:12.0;SCK:5.0;PBU:2;INT:1;BLK:1 (2025)
• JCGridiron.com LB Watch List
• Top 20 JUCO DE

OL Chimdia Nwaiwu to Florida State
also had offers to Northwestern, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, Houston, and Arizona.

BREAKING: SFA OL Chimdia Nwaiwu commits to #FSU.

“There’s really no where else like it… they’re building something special here and I’m ready to be a part of it.”https://t.co/3qQlsX9BMT pic.twitter.com/Djc58h2qQw

— Warchant.com (@Warchant) January 10, 2026

Common Reasons for Regret when players transfer...

• Failure to secure a new spot: Only about half of all transfers find a new school to play for, meaning many are left without a team or scholarship.
• Moving down in level: Of the players who do transfer, nearly 60% of those leaving Power 5 schools end up at a Group of Five or FCS program.
• Reduced playing time: For the vast majority of positions, players' on-field production (stats) either declines or increases less than their non-transferring peers, suggesting they are often better off staying at their original school.
• Broken promises: Some players agree to verbal NIL offers that are not in writing and are later not honored, leaving them in a worse financial and athletic situation.
• Academic and social challenges: Transfers must navigate a new environment, build new relationships with coaches and academic support staff, and face potential issues with credit transfers, all while facing pressure to perform.
• Misunderstanding their value: Young players sometimes overvalue their potential based on high school rankings rather than college performance, leading to disappointment when Power 4 schools aren't interested without college tape.

SFAXE93 said:

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DT: COURAGE OSAWE JR. 6-4; 295 Chico, California (Reed/Butte) (Jr.)
Offers from SFA, San Diego State, UTSA, North Texas, James Madison, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana-Monroe, Prairie View A&M, EKU, Sac. State, Texas Southern, Duquesne, Chicago State, Fordham, Colorado State-Pueblo, Missouri Western, Washburn

Committed to North Texas

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This is a good young man..

Yes, sure needed him up front, thought SFA had a good chance of getting him.

DB: Makai Frisby 5-11; 165 Newsport, Virginia (Booker T. Washington/Norfolk State) (So.)
Offer from SFA

GP:11;TKL:20;FF:1;INT:2;PBU:7;BLK:1

Highest forced incompletion %, MEAC CBs:

Jarod Washington, South Carolina State: 26.2%
Jahzir Dukes, North Carolina Central: 25.0%
Zuri Watson, Howard: 21.9%
Wayne Favors III, Delaware State: 13.3%
Anthony Bivines, Howard: 12.5%
Joshua Narh, Morgan State: 12.1%
Makai Frisby,… pic.twitter.com/pdXZNgVC6n

— Cam Mellor (@CamMellor) December 29, 2025

CB: Alon Woodberry

Committed to Tarleton

CB: Gabe Stroud

Committed to Montanna

SFAXE93 said:

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In my tracking, Tarleton also seems to jump in there as well on some of these recruits.

Louisiana Tech and Tarleton also like SFA coaches and the AD lol

• Scott Power
• JaMarkus McFarland
• Marcus Walker
• Nathan Young
• Jake Brown
• Michael Watson
• Nate Johnson
• Myles Heard
• Brevin Randle
• Chris Ross
• Ryan Ivy
• Jake Gillespie
• Willie Roberts
• Myles Brooks
• Rason Williams II
• Daniel Keys
• offer out to Eli Fields
• offer out to Xavier Potts
• Roddrick Roberts was committed to SFA but flipped to Tarleton

Current players with offers from one or the other.

Kaden McIvor
AJ Thomas
Kaden Anderson
Cade Searcy
Gabe Stroud
Jeffery Jones
Jamel Acosta-Lewis (just got an offer from Louisiana Tech)

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McIvor committed to La Tech.. Can we charge them a fee for scouting and finding the player? We know our facilities suck maybe we can just start a fund and put that money in..

DT Kevin Hornbeak Jr. signed with Temple

Blessed to see 20🫶 pic.twitter.com/euQ217vhOY

— Trey Owens (@TreyOwensQB) January 11, 2026

All glory to the Man above. pic.twitter.com/tkAz9spYof

— Elijah “HULK” Fields (@ElijahF2023) January 10, 2026

SFAXE93 said:

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All glory to the Man above. pic.twitter.com/tkAz9spYof

— Elijah “HULK” Fields (@ElijahF2023) January 10, 2026

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Well at least he gets to sack a Bearkat QB.

Extremely thankful, 100% committed! Go Texans! 🟪⬜️ @ChrisRossTSU @TarletonFB pic.twitter.com/hmJTOnX0Xe

— Kaden Anderson #12 (@_kadenanderson) January 11, 2026

Well….

Tarleton only have 3 QB's on their roster and 2 of those were true freshmen, and he wants to play for Chris Ross.

The window is slowly closing and most QB's are off the boards having found a new home, some are withdrawing as they don't want to be left with no school when the music stops.

And with Anderson off the boards I wonder if SFA is still looking for another QB to bring in and compete for the job along with Gavin?

There are some QB's with follows from Coach May or Coach Faske on Twitter, but nothing announced as in offers, but maybe that changes now?

These QB's have follows from Coach May or Faske...

QB: Deshawn Purdie 6-4; 230 (Charlotte/Wake Forest) he entered 5 days ago, a former 3-star recruit #83 QB from Baltimore. He was signed by Florida after the 2024 season when he hit the portal, but withdrew and went to Purdue.

Charlotte: GP:9;100-200;YDS:1,802;TD:10;INT:6;RTD:1 (2024) Started 6 games as a true freshman. Had a career high 396 passing yards at Florida Atlantic, and career high 3 TD's against Rice.

Wake Forest: GP:8;41-82;YDS:618;TD:6;INT:3 (2025) His best game was at Oregon State throwing for 270 yards and 4 TD's.

GP:17;141-282;CMP%:50;YDS:2,420;TD:16;INT:9;RTD:1

QB: Jackson Gilkey 6-2; 215 (UTSA/Weber State) Ennis, Texas former 3-star recruit #73 QB
Currently holds an offer from HCU

Spent two seasons at UTSA but did not record any stats. Transferred to Weber State and started the first 5 games of the 2025 season before suffering a season ending injury against UC Davis.

GP:5;59-115;YDS:693;TD:4;INT:9;RYD:227;TD:1

QB: Brady Jones 6-3; 197 (Western Michigan) Murrieta, CA. former JUCO player who threw for 529 yards in a single game setting a school record at Riverside CC. He threw for 4,456 yards and 44 TD's in 2024 at Riverside CC. He had over 4,100 yards and 47 TD's his senior season in high school.

Western Michigan: GP:5;19-40;YDS:136;TD:1;INT:1 (backup role)

QB: Luke Carney 6-2; 205 (Syracuse) Mesquite, Texas former 3-star recruit #84 QB, was named Dave Campbell's Private School QB of the Year, threw for almost 11,000 yards and 111 TD's while rushing for another 3,119 yards and 42 TD's, almost over 14,000 yards total yards and 153 TD's in his prep career winning 4 straight State Championships.

Syracuse: GP:4;5-7;YDS:22;TD:0;INT:0;RYDS:28;TD:1 (backup role)

SFASawmillGuy said:

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Extremely thankful, 100% committed! Go Texans! 🟪⬜️ @ChrisRossTSU @TarletonFB pic.twitter.com/hmJTOnX0Xe

— Kaden Anderson #12 (@_kadenanderson) January 11, 2026

Well….

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Until we up our facility game we will continue to lose recruiting battles for top players.. Is what it is.. Makes me really sad..

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— Cade Searcy (@cadetooraw) January 11, 2026

And another one we offer then TSU does and he is bye bye.

IM HOME🪓THANK YOU GOD🙏🏽LETS WORK!! @SFA_Football @CoachJChambers @CoachFaske pic.twitter.com/PGTMEFPytI

— Aamear Walton (@d1_mear) January 11, 2026

DT: Aamear Walton 6-0; 280 Hampton, Georgia (Dutchtown/Albany State) (So.)
Offers from SFA, East Texas A&M, Nicholls, UT-Martin, North Alabama, West Florida, West Georgia, Maine

- Freshman All-American
- SIAC Champion
- Starter for the #2 defense and #1 run stop defense in the nation

TKL:35;TFL:10.0;SCK:2.0;QBH:10;FR:1