College football transfer portal: Wide receiver Bru McCoy commits to Tennessee

Bru McCoy, the former USC wide receiver, is heading to Tennessee for the 2022 college football season.

One of the top players left in the college football transfer portal has announced his new destination as wide receiver Bru McCoy said he will leave USC and play at Tennessee this season.

The wide receiver didn't play for the Trojans a year ago, but did appear in six games during the 2020 season. He caught 21 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns.

McCoy dealt with some off-field issues and elected to transfer away from USC as it underwent a coaching change this offseason.

Now, he comes to a Volunteers offense that ranked top 10 in college football a year ago and features Hendon Hooker as one of the SEC's most efficient quarterbacks.

College Football HQ rated McCoy as the No. 6 overall player available in the transfer portal at the time of his announcement.

Was an elite recruit

McCoy emerged as a consensus 5-star recruit and one of the best-ever players with the storied Mater Dei program in Los Angeles. A dominant outside receiving presence, he can create mismatches downfield and beat defenders with elite athleticism.

“There were a lot of factors that went in to his decision,” McCoy’s father Horace said, via 247Sports. 

“A big one was the culture at Tennessee. We met the players and the entire coaching staff and everything they talked up lined up when we saw them in action.

“We watched a practice and just saw how the players and coaches interact on and off the field. He wanted to be around a positive culture in a great learning environment with players who want to be there and it just felt like home for Bru right away.”

NCAA transfer portal

The NCAA created the transfer portal on Oct. 15, 2018. That decision has helped transform the game of college football by giving players an easier opportunity to change teams and direct their playing careers.

Players no longer require permission from their coaches in order to transfer. They just have to request that their school’s compliance department enter their name into the portal.

Names appear in the transfer portal in one or two days, and schools are free to contact transferring players without restriction thereafter.

Players that enter their name into the transfer portal don’t necessarily leave their schools. A player is free to take his name out of the portal at any time. But schools are not under an obligation to keep transferring players on scholarship once they put their names into the portal.

(h/t 247Sports)

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