I was just thinking... SFA lost its OC and DC in December and yet we're still doing a magnificent job of recruiting during a very short portal window. Kudos to Coach Carthel, to the assistant coaches that stayed, and to the two new coordinators for obviously hitting the floor running!

More elite talent is coming to Tarleton State! We hold the top spot in the transfer portal rankings across all of the FCS 🔥

Can’t wait to announce our newcomers 🔜 pic.twitter.com/V24kbAe9Ft

— Tarleton State Football (@TarletonFB) January 14, 2026

SFA Jack Fanatic said:

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I was just thinking... SFA lost its OC and DC in December and yet we're still doing a magnificent job of recruiting during a very short portal window. Kudos to Coach Carthel, to the assistant coaches that stayed, and to the two new coordinators for obviously hitting the floor running!

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Indeed our staff did an excellent job considering what they have to work with..

More elite talent is coming to Tarleton State! We hold the top spot in the transfer portal rankings across all of the FCS 🔥

Can’t wait to announce our newcomers 🔜 pic.twitter.com/V24kbAe9Ft

— Tarleton State Football (@TarletonFB) January 14, 2026

SFAXE93 said:

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More elite talent is coming to Tarleton State! We hold the top spot in the transfer portal rankings across all of the FCS 🔥

Can’t wait to announce our newcomers 🔜 pic.twitter.com/V24kbAe9Ft

— Tarleton State Football (@TarletonFB) January 14, 2026

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Alright, but we beat them in HS Recruiting. Such a dumb post. Recruiting is such an arbitrary thing its really how well a player will play in the end.

Also, we have only 2 transfers(3-star recruits). I expect more to come to fill in the remaining spots.

SCH890 said:

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SFAXE93 said:

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More elite talent is coming to Tarleton State! We hold the top spot in the transfer portal rankings across all of the FCS 🔥

Can’t wait to announce our newcomers 🔜 pic.twitter.com/V24kbAe9Ft

— Tarleton State Football (@TarletonFB) January 14, 2026

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Alright, but we beat them in HS Recruiting. Such a dumb post. Recruiting is such an arbitrary thing its really how well a player will play in the end.

Also, we have only 2 transfers(3-star recruits). I expect more to come to fill in the remaining spots.

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Yeah it's kinda stupid how they only use ranked recruits. Even Jalen Mayo is ranked. You have to be a darn good player to get ranked ig

DE: Major Thornhill 6-3; 230 Gunter, Texas (Gunter/Montana State) (R/Fr.)
Offers from SFA, North Texas, Air Force, Montana State, Weber State, Montana, Army, Lafayette (Class of 2025)

- 2X State Champion
- 2X 1st Team All-State
- 2024 State Champion Defensive MVP

Portal closes Friday, so if any offers still left out there should be signing soon.

CB: Brice Turner 6-1; 205 Bay City, Texas (Bay City/Nebraska) (Jr.) ***
Offers from SFA, Tennessee State

- 10.25 in the 100

2025 (Sophomore)
Brice Turner played in all 13 games in 2025 as a key special teams member, totaling four special teams tackles. He recorded the first two tackles of his career against Akron with two stops on kickoff coverage. Turner had another tackle on kickoff coverage against Houston Christian. He also had a tackle on kickoff coverage at Maryland.

2024 (Redshirt Freshman)
Turner played in one game in 2024.

2023 (Redshirt)
Turner played in one game while using his redshirt season. He began the year as a wide receiver before making an in-season switch to defensive back.

DB: Izziek Chandler 6-0; 185 Converse, Texas (Judson/Central Missouri) (So.)
Offer from SFA, ETSU, Rhode Island, Wofford, Bethune Cookman, UIW, Lamar

GP:6;TKL:11;FR:1;INT:1

DB: Prince Ijioma 6-3; 190 Little Elm, Texas (Little Elm/Miss. Valley State) *** #112 CB (Jr.)
Offers from SFA, East Texas A&M, Campbell

GP:22;TKL:59;TFL:0.5;PBU:4 (started 13 games)

- 4.4 spd.

DB: Dilan Williamson 6-1; 195 Kenosha, Wisconsin (Concordia-St. Paul) (So.)
Offers from SFA, Memphis, SEMO, UT Martin, Delaware State, New Mexico State, Akron, Western Kentucky, South Alabama, Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech, Sam Houston, ETSU, SHU

TKL:37;PBU:7;INT:1 (no TD's allowed, no catches allowed in man)

- 4.4 spd.
- One of the Top Div. II DB's

Thelumberyardsfa said:

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Major Thornhill a DE from Montana State has also committed to SFA via his Twitter. Not sure if this one has been reported yet

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?? I checked his X account but there's nothing about him committing to SFA.

Former MSU Bobcat DE Major Thornhill announces he is heading to Stephen F. Austin. https://t.co/2RgFVnJV5A

— Tommy Rooney (@tommynbcmt) January 14, 2026

Did FCS teams with the most D1 transfers improve this season?

-30 FCS teams brought in 15 or more D1 transfers in 2025
-11 teams saw an increase in wins
-14 teams saw a decrease
-4 teams' records stayed the same
-1 team (UTRGV) played its 1st seasonhttps://t.co/HCGAakt79g

— Sam Herder (@SamHerderFCS) January 15, 2026

Looking for kicker.


PK: Gryffin Mitstifer 6-2; 190 Breinigsville, PA. (Parkland/Millersville Univ./Charleston)
Offers from SFA, Lamar

FG:10;XP:55 (3 FG in a game, and 10 FG in a season school record)
FG LNG: 47

2025 season 11 games 73 KO AVG:61 yards; TB:26; OB:4

- 5 Star (Kohl's) #8 in the US; #1 in the Northeast
- Kohl's All-American KO Specialist (H.M.)
- 2X 1st Team All-State (6A) (PA)
- 1st Team All-Eastern PA K
- 1st Team All-Conference
- Top 20 kickers in the portal
- Also Punts

• Kickoff specialist for the first eight games of the season, averaging 54.9 yards per kick with seven touchbacks (2023 true freshman season at Millersville Univ.)

Visits SFA this weekend

FCS coaches are going public with their frustration https://t.co/IlZASzDi2q

— FootballScoop (@FootballScoop) January 15, 2026

DB: Bryce McDonald 6-0; 180 Houston, Texas (Fort Bend/Prairie View A&M/Cisco College)
Offers from SFA, Lamar, McNeese

TKL:30;PBU:4;INT:2;FR:1

- Dec. Grad.