LSU in top three schools for prized Big 10 edge rusher
Transfer portal defensive end Jimari Butler has narrowed his focus down to three schools, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. The Nebraska transfer has named Texas A&M, LSU, and Florida State as his top teams as he has one year of eligibility remaining.
Butler spent five years at Nebraska and this season played in 11 games with 10 starts under Matt Rhule where he recorded 22 tackles, seven tackles for loss, and two sacks. For his careerm he has 17 TFLs and 7.5 sacks off the edge. Butler got a sixth year from the COVID 2020 season as well as a redshirt in 2021. At 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds, Butler has the tools and experience to make plays in the SEC.
Butler played high school football at Mobile (AL) Murphy, where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 673 overall recruit in the 2020 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.
Florida State hired Nebraska defensive coordinator Tony White to lead its defense under Mike Norvell, which could play a role in the Seminoles being a finalist here.
LSU is losing defensive ends Bradyn Swinson and Saivion Jones who are out of eligibility as well as EDGE Dashawn Womack, who entered the transfer portal. The Tigers are in the market for a new playmaker on its defensive line and Butler is one of the early names on the board for Blake Baker and his defensive staff.
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When is transfer portal open?
The college football transfer portal is scheduled for 30 days during the 2024-25 academic year. The NCAA Division I Council voted to move from 45 to 30 days in early October.
The portal will open at the end of the regular season, the day after the College Football Playoff field and bowl games are announced. According to the NCAA, the portal will open for business Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, and close on Dec. 28.
The spring window in April remains. The portal will only be 10 days, lasting from April 16, 2025, and shutting down on April 25, 2025. The transfer portal will open for 30 days whenever a head coach leaves their program, allowing athletes to leave and decide on their future, according to NCAA guidelines.
With the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, the postseason will be longer. Athletes on teams that compete in the College Football Playoff and later bowl game will be allowed to enter an additional five-day transfer portal window in January after the portal closes.
More than 2,800 FBS scholarship players entered their names into the NCAA’s transfer database during the 2023-24 school year. Removing those who withdrew or went pro, the final total sat at 2,707 transfers. That means roughly 25% of all FBS scholarship players hit free agency in one year.
In data gathered over the first two years with transfer windows, the NCAA found most athletes enter the portal within the first four weeks of the portal opening. The study showed that 73% of men’s and women’s basketball undergraduate athletes entered during the first four weeks. That increased to 82% for men and 86% for women in 2024.
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