XII. THE WIRE · ARCHIVE

May 2026

13 entries from May 2026. Every move, captioned.

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WHEN	PROGRAM	ACTION	WHY IT MATTERS our read	IMPACT

May 30
May 30	Maryland National Program III#72’25	QB Cardell Williams transfer commits from Sacramento State	Six portal QBs cycled through and Justyn Martin walked out the door — Williams arrives from the Big Sky with starting tape Locksley can actually build a spring depth chart around. our read	MAJOR
May 19
May 19	South Florida National Program III#71	LB Michael Harris transfer commits from Maryland	Maryland's LB room ran deep enough to lose Harris without blinking — USF's didn't, not after McCormick Jr. walked and the portal ledger still sat net-minus at linebacker before this landed. our read	NOTABLE
May 19	Iowa State National Program I#39’25	RB Arnold Barnes III transfer commits from Tulane	Abu Sama III is gone and the RB room churned 6-for-6 in the portal — Barnes brings AAC starter reps to a Cyclone backfield that needed proven production, not a project. our read	NOTABLE
May 17
May 17	Oklahoma State National Program II#44’25	S Markeith Williams transfer commits from Miami	Safety room bled 12 out and added 10 back, but Landyn Cleveland's exit left a starter-shaped hole — Williams coming out of Miami's ACC program is the answer Gundy needed at the top of that depth chart. our read	WATCH
May 16
May 16	Oklahoma State National Program II#44’25	CB Jeremiah Piper transfer commits from Youngstown State	Twelve in, ten out — the CB room churned all offseason, and Piper is the FCS tape Gundy's staff bet on to actually stick in Big 12 competition after losing JK Johnson. our read	NOTABLE
May 14
May 14	Maryland National Program III#72’25	RB Terrez Worthy transfer commits from Temple	Four departed, four added — but Nolan Ray's carries don't replace themselves, and Worthy's AAC tape shows a back who earned touches in a real conference, not a depth chart placeholder. our read	NOTABLE
May 14	Maryland National Program III#72’25	LB Stephen Dean III transfer commits from VMI	LB room lost Harris and two others — Dean is the FCS-to-Big Ten leap Locksley needed to stop the bleeding at linebacker before fall camp opens. our read	NOTABLE
May 14	App State National Program III#68	DL Siolaa Lolohea transfer commits from Oklahoma	Farrior's gone and the DL room bled 12 out the door — Lolohea dropping from Big 12 competition to fill that starter gap is exactly the kind of portal math that keeps App State's Sun Belt ceiling intact. our read	WATCH
May 9
May 9	Louisville Power Program III#30’25	K Garth White transfer commits from Rhode Island	K room burned through two portal adds and still lost Ranvier — White arriving from Rhode Island fills the vacancy with FCS reps that carry real production, not just a warm body on a top-19 class roster. our read	MINOR
May 7
May 7	Texas A&M Power Program II#17’25	RB DD Murray transfer commits from Arkansas State	Ronnie Crosby III's departure left a gap in the RB room that two portal adds hadn't fully addressed — Murray's Sun Belt production jumps a full tier, and Elko needed a back who can carry a load behind a line still absorbing 10 draft exits. our read	NOTABLE
May 7	South Alabama Regional Program III#96’25	EDGE Christian Ross transfer commits from Holy Cross	FCS-to-Sun Belt jumps aren't automatic, but Ross fills the Tyler Thomas-shaped hole on a Jaguar edge that added 6 and still needed pressure at the top — bouncing back from 4-8 starts with filling the room right. our read	NOTABLE
May 6
May 6	LSU Blue Blood#10’25	QB Kaden Martin transfer commits from Middle Tennessee	C-USA to the SEC is a steep climb — but Kelly's QB room burned through six departures and still needed a live arm who's taken real snaps, not a redshirt project. our read	MOVES SEC
May 2
May 2	Troy Regional Program I#83	EDGE August Salvati transfer commits from San Diego State	EDGE room bled 6 out and only added 4 — with DJ Jackson Jr. gone and starter-risk still flagged, Salvati's MWC tape makes him the most ready body Parker's brought in to close that gap. our read	NOTABLE

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