Redshirt sophomore safety Trent Gordon has entered the transfer portal, according to Rivals. Gordon came to Penn State in 2018 as a 4-star recruit by Rivals and 3-star by 247Sports.
2018 4-star DB Trent Gordon has entered the transfer portal. In 2019 he totaled 20 tackles and 5 PD at CB. After making the move to safety he has played in 3 games this season with no stats @rivalsmike @RivalsWoody @RivalsSnyder https://t.co/HLNKyZXlzb
— NCAA Transfer Portal (@RivalsPortal) November 24, 2020
Gordon appeared in three games this season but had no stats. He’s listed as a third-string safety on this week’s depth chart for the Michigan game, behind Lamont Wade and Ji’Ayir Brown.
Losing Gordon may not be a big blow this season. But he was a 4-star recruit for a reason and has played a good bit, so it could hurt the Lions depth next year when Wade is gone.
Gordon finished strong last season, recording five tackles (four solo) against Memphis in the Cotton Bowl. He also had two pass breakups and three tackles in the regular-season finale against Rutgers.
Gordon is from Spring, Texas. He appeared in four games his true freshman season in 2018, allowing him to maintain his redshirt. He then appeared in 10 games in 2019. He also earned the program’s Public Service Award at the team banquet following the season.
This could be just the beginning of the transfer situation for Penn State, which is off to an 0-5 start and likely will have other players seek to leave after the season.
Penn State’s Trent Gordon has entered transfer portal.
As I’ve been saying for a while, transfers need to be a big concern going forward for PSU. I can see lots of players wanting out of this mess, especially with new transfer rule coming where can play without sitting out. https://t.co/bcvEJoAVGH— Cory Giger (@CoryGiger) November 24, 2020
The reference above to the new transfer rule is the upcoming rule to be voted on in January that will allow college football and basketball players to transfer one time during their careers and be immediately eligible without having to sit out a season.
Following is some of the good discussion had on Twitter this morning about the transfer situation.
Here’s the thing: We are about to enter wild wild West. Forget what you know about transfers. When these guys can leave with no penalty of sitting out, it’s gonna flood market like we’ve never seen.
Good teams will lose players.
Bad teams will lose players.
Impatience abounds. https://t.co/yW5wN1W3L3— Cory Giger (@CoryGiger) November 24, 2020
Yes. This will be vital going forward — being able to successfully recruit the portal.
Particularly for QB gems that might be there.
I’d say there’s some chance PSU’s QB next year could come from portal. We’ll see what happens with Clifford and Levis rest of the way.— Cory Giger (@CoryGiger) November 24, 2020
The same thing would happen if Penn State was winning every game. Players today seem to think if they don't start immediately and/or play a ton, they're getting screwed by the staff, so now with the new rules, they're gonna leave.
— Matt Povanda (@MattPovanda) November 24, 2020
