DRC: UNT defensive back Jaxon Gibbs has entered the transfer portal

[Brett Vito]

Edited January 15, 2021 by Brett Vito

[SigmaGreen]

@GMG24 wasn’t this your boy from TC? Have any insight as to what’s happening?

[BillySee58]

Guh. I really thought he could play. Good luck to him.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

This one hurts. Tre and Cam hurt too. But this signifies to me players aren't being ushered out, they are leaving. 

[TheReal_jayD]

14 minutes ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

This one hurts. Tre and Cam hurt too. But this signifies to me players aren't being ushered out, they are leaving. 

not the case.

[97and03]

This one hurts. Seemed one of the more talented DBs. 

[MeanGreenTexan]

He got hurt this season, right? IIRC, he had just cracked the starting rotation, or was at least getting a lot of PT when it happened.  I thought he was playing well (as good as “well” could be on our D last year)...  definitely had promise.  I hate to lose him.

[UNTLifer]

This is one I really didn't expect and hate to lose Gibbs.  I wish him well in the future.

[UNT86]

Vito is reporting that he is going JUCO.

Oh, that transfer portal and all of the green grass there..........

[Tom McKrackin]

 

[Udomann]

I absolutely love the "5 months later" part here I never noticed...

Has a whole spongebob meme vibe going for it here

 

[Marty]

Grades?

[BillySee58]

4 hours ago, UNT86 said:

Vito is reporting that he is going JUCO.

Oh, that transfer portal and all of the green grass there..........

We lost two starters to the portal who were actually going to keep his starting job in 2021 had he come back. Not to mention we only had 5 scholarship seniors depart. Meanwhile we brought in a full signing class of 25 signees including 6 D1 transfers (3 P5 transfers and 3 non-P5 D1 transfers).

Room had to be made, and who’s to say the coaches didn’t encourage players to transfer given the scholarship situation? Meanwhile the players get these parting shots essentially mocking their move to transfer.

Edited June 23, 2021 by BillySee58

[keith]

Does a player need to "enter the portal" in order to drop down or transfer to a junior college?

[UNT18Grad]

1 hour ago, keith said:

Does a player need to "enter the portal" in order to drop down or transfer to a junior college?

I don't think so, but since entering the portal is the only way they can be officially be contacted and recruited by other D1 FBS programs pretty much every player who leaves will enter the portal just so they can see what their options are.

[keith]

19 hours ago, UNT18Grad said:

I don't think so, but since entering the portal is the only way they can be officially be contacted and recruited by other D1 FBS programs pretty much every player who leaves will enter the portal just so they can see what their options are.

That makes sense.  

[southsideguy]

if he was a starter and end up in Juco land I think grades may have been the issue but I have not way of knowing that for sure but I did stay at a holiday inn express last week.