Illinois IOL Zylon Crisler enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Illinois offensive lineman Zylon Crisler has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.

The 6-foot-7 and 350-pound Crisler played in all 12 games for the Fighting Illini in 2024, including six starts at right guard. Crisler completed his fourth year of collegiate eligibility this past season but qualifies for an additional year of eligibility after the NCAA recently awarded a blanket waiver for the 2025 season to anyone who participated for “a non-NCAA school” during their career and used their final season of eligibility during the 2024-25 calendar year.

The additional season of eligibility stems from a recent court ruling in Tennessee that granted Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia a preliminary injuction against the NCAA enforcing eligibility limits that involve seasons spent at the junior college ranks.

Crisler spent the 2021 season at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, a well-known junior college, prior to enrolling at Illinois, where he started in 30 of 36 career games over his three-year career in Champaign from 2022-24.

This report will be updated.

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