WT Football

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

I'm seeing that RJ Martinez and Sean 'Fats' Johnson are both annoucing they are in the transfer portal. I thought they were both out of eligibility.

I think Martinez can play a last year as a grad student but dont hold me to that.

[Roaming Buff]

I'm seeing that RJ Martinez and Sean 'Fats' Johnson are both annoucing they are in the transfer portal. I thought they were both out of eligibility.

[MooseLodge]

Right, I have zero confidence they will get the players needed. I was at the spring game last year and saw the difference in the roster Bane helped build by Fall

Thing won't get busy for the D2 programs until next week. The portal window closes on 1/16. About 1/11, it will be panic time for everyone who got left without a seat at the big boy table. Are any WT boosters paying NIL for players?

[Buff Fan 05]

Probably just Jokers.

Right, I have zero confidence they will get the players needed. I was at the spring game last year and saw the difference in the roster Bane helped build by Fall

[WT_TKW]

I suspect there will be quite a few that follow Bane to UIW. Easton Fulton has already committed. Both the assistant coaches that came with Bane have moved to UIW also.

Lynn and Co better have a few tricks up their sleeves

Probably just Jokers.

[ASUPops]

The incoming may be more difficult to track since its likely to be players not involved with the WT program to tweet on X.

Combine that with WT's past history of not showing their cards on transfers even in the old days, it may not be until spring ball and beyond.

This is true for majority of programs....with UTPB being a recent exception.

[Buff Fan 05]

I suspect there will be quite a few that follow Bane to UIW. Easton Fulton has already committed. Both the assistant coaches that came with Bane have moved to UIW also.

Lynn and Co better have a few tricks up their sleeves

[Purple Mav Man]

The incoming may be more difficult to track since its likely to be players not involved with the WT program to tweet on X.

Combine that with WT's past history of not showing their cards on transfers even in the old days, it may not be until spring ball and beyond.

You may find a few by searching whatever tag WT football uses on socials

[Roaming Buff]

Kanyon Ives - O-Line, Easton Fulton O-Line, Stone Dean - LS, Jahmek Armstrong - DL, Dy'Cques Shaw - DB, and Acosta-Lewis - DB all have D1 offers or have committed to D1 programs already. I also see that Deon Rebers - DB entered the portal.

Add Zach Phipps to the list. :(

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

How many are coming to WT?

The incoming may be more difficult to track since its likely to be players not involved with the WT program to tweet on X.

Combine that with WT's past history of not showing their cards on transfers even in the old days, it may not be until spring ball and beyond.

[WT_TKW]

How many are coming to WT?

[Roaming Buff]

Any word on who is leaving by the portal??

Kanyon Ives - O-Line, Easton Fulton O-Line, Stone Dean - LS, Jahmek Armstrong - DL, Dy'Cques Shaw - DB, and Acosta-Lewis - DB all have D1 offers or have committed to D1 programs already. I also see that Deon Rebers - DB entered the portal.

[Great White Buffalo]

Any word on who is leaving by the portal??

[MooseLodge]

Its not the system its a talent gap issue.

The Carthel's brought in several D1 talents every year that had NFL careers even before the transfer portal.

You are right that the era and times have changed that a D2 team is never going to get that type of amount of talent again.

If they do its here and there and gone the next year.

Actually, there will be more talent in D2 than ever. Lots of good high school players aren't getting recruited by D1s - the D1s are building rosters with experienced transfers. Also, the roster limits in D1 have GREATLY improved the talent level in D2. WT's talent in 2025 was night and day from 2024. The QB came in from an FBS program.

[MooseLodge]

The portal is hitting WT hard. Kanyon Ives, Easton Fulton, and Acosta-Lewis have all been offered by Incarnate Word.

Meh. Part of the deal now. The portal hits everyone hard.