UCF Knights coach Scott Frost marked the first season of his return to Orlando by bringing in nearly 70 new players, many of them from the transfer portal. Thou

More than a dozen players have made it know their plans to enter the transfer portal when it opens on Jan. 2, 2026.

Resume: A 4-star recruit, Jackson signed initially with Tennessee, appearing in three games before transferring to Indiana, where he appeared in 13 games with six starts in two seasons for the Hoosiers. He entered the portal once again, landing at UCF in January.

UCF's starting center, Carter Miller, headlines a new slew of Knights getting reported to be entering the transfer portal.

John Walker was UCF football's highest-rated recruit ever. Now, he plans to enter the transfer portal, he told the News-Journal.

The redshirt sophomore completed his third season with the Knights, finishing with 40 tackles, one sack, four quarterback hurries and a forced fumble.

Tayven Jackson spent one year with the UCF Knights. He started 10 games as a redshirt junior but now plans to hop back into the transfer portal.

Two days before opening the College Football Playoff, the Oklahoma Sooners were hit by a departure in the transfer portal.