One of Penn State footballโs top receivers plans to enter the transfer portal.
Tuesday afternoon, word got out that Omari Evans plans to enter the transfer portal via Hayes Fawcett of On3Sports.
BREAKING: Penn State starting WR Omari Evans plans to enter the Transfer Portal, he tells @on3sports
The 6โ0 190 WR totaled 21 Receptions for 415 Yards & 5 TDs this season
Will have 1 year of eligibility remaining https://t.co/RlUbB6Fk7q pic.twitter.com/YIBTUUI2VM
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) January 14, 2025
If Evans has indeed played his last game at Penn State, heโll be departing after three seasons, the last of which was the most productive.
Evans ended 2024 as the teamโs second-leading wide receiver, with 415 yards and five touchdowns on 21 receptions. Evans was also Penn Stateโs top home-run threat, averaging nearly 20 yards per catch (nobody else averaged as much as 16.)
Although Evans was one of the best amongst the receivers Penn State had in 2024, the consensus is PSU needs to have a much-different room in 2025.
IN NEED OF A MAKEOVER
Photo by Matt Lynch, Nittany Sports Now: Marques Hagans
Evansโ apparent departure is another sign that the Penn State receivers room will look much different in 2025. We already knew that the team would be losing Julian Fleming, who is out of eligibility, and will be adding a pair of transfers in Kyron Hudson (USC) and Devonte Ross (Troy). The reason Penn Stateโs receivers room will have such a different look is that the production in 2024 just wasnโt good enough, and all of it culminated when the unit combined for zero catches and just five targets in the Orange Bowl/College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Notre Dame.
Tengwall: Penn State โMade No True Effortโ With Receivers
On Drew Allarโs last-minute interception, which set up Notre Dameโs game-winning field goal, Evans was the intended target. It looks like that will be Evansโ last play at PSU.
PICKED OFF!!!!!!!!!!!! OH. MY. FUCKING. GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/CzQ56FB7V3
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthew_CFB) January 10, 2025
IS PENN STATE DONE ADDING?
Omari Evans signals for a first down.
So is Evans leaving a sign that Penn State isnโt yet done adding in the transfer portal? It could be. Despite adding two talented targets for Allar, the fans want more, and maybe theyโll be getting it in the form of a big time player.
Penn State opens the 2025 season against Nevada at Beaver Stadium Aug. 30.
