Texas tight end Amari Niblack will visit Texas A&M on Saturday, a source tells @On3sports. @mzenitz first.

The former Alabama transfer was a top 100 recruit in the 2022 class.https://t.co/wMrfFrdlE6 pic.twitter.com/f1DiITn54P

— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) January 18, 2025

He didn't do much at tu last year but had 20 receptions for 327 yards an 4 TD at Bama in 2023.

Would be a nice replacement for Watson.

Micah Hudson will never set foot on Kyle Field

Thinking about our QB situation - we should've waited and taken that Calzada kid from Incarnate Word in San Antonio via the portal.

He's had some success at the lower division level, but seems like he's a winner. Heard he has a sister on A&M's European kickball team.

This guy just skipped the portal altogetherl and changed schools. I guess the portal could become a thing of the past soon?

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/43458151/xavier-lucas-leaves-wisconsin-miami-entering-portal

Dors that mean you can change schools any time you want? Like in the middle of a season if it's not going well? Play for two different teams in the same season?

Little bit different situation and extremely likely to go to the courts.

He asked for Wisconsin to enter his name into the portal and they refused so he just left on his own.

CuervoAg said:

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Thinking about our QB situation - we should've waited and taken that Calzada kid from Incarnate Word in San Antonio via the portal.

He's had some success at the lower division level, but seems like he's a winner. Heard he has a sister on A&M's European kickball team.

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heard his sister left and took every single returning starter with her to the portal (send help to the soccer program)

taylorswift13_ said:

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CuervoAg said:

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Thinking about our QB situation - we should've waited and taken that Calzada kid from Incarnate Word in San Antonio via the portal.

He's had some success at the lower division level, but seems like he's a winner. Heard he has a sister on A&M's European kickball team.

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heard his sister left and took every single returning starter with her to the portal (send help to the soccer program)

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Well it IS women's soccer - I'll give her some grace. It's not like all the women's equestrian team hit the portal. BTW - can horses qualify for NIL and use of the transfer portal?

BREAKING: Penn State transfer WR Harrison Wallace has Committed to Ole Miss, he tells @on3sports

The 6’1 200 WR totaled 46 Receptions for 720 Yards & 4 TDs this season

Was the Top Available Player in the Portal (per On3)
https://t.co/RlUbB6Fk7q pic.twitter.com/ob6cEhPkUN

— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) January 19, 2025

BREAKING: Transfer TE Amari Niblack has committed to Texas A&M!!

Niblack has spent the last three seasons at Alabama and Texas, where he recorded over 30 catches and over 300 yards. He’s an exciting high potential addition to the TE room! pic.twitter.com/v2qCUZQtsq

— Aggie Sports 365 (@365Aggie) January 20, 2025

Nice pickup

He was the top available TE and rated the same a Green.

Why are we going after Penn State WR rejects so hard when we have previous highly hated recruits in the WR room in Isaiah and Ashton? You'd think at least one of them would develop and be ready to contribute. Ashton was getting some snaps to end the year.

The #1 WR on PSU team and signed with Ole Miss?

Just seems odd like we're giving up on our own guys. I guess the thought is you want them to have to compete and win the job against legit competition maybe?

StarBurns said:

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Just seems odd like we're giving up on our own guys. I guess the thought is you want them to have to compete and win the job against legit competition maybe?

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Tease is the only young guy we lost.

I keep seeing people saying we need a DT and an experienced WR in the portal, which I totally agree with. But do any of yall know of any WRs or DTs left in the portal that are worth taking or that we're looking at? I'd figure it's pretty much a bunch of lower rated backups left at this point but I'm not sure.

Probably going to wait until the spring unless ND or OSU have someone we are waiting on.

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Just seems odd like we're giving up on our own guys. I guess the thought is you want them to have to compete and win the job against legit competition maybe?

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I suspect we just think we need a little bit of experience out there. Losing Jimbo and his class really cut into our talent and age. Gotta make it up somehow.

BigRedAg2031 said:

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BREAKING: Transfer TE Amari Niblack has committed to Texas A&M!!

Niblack has spent the last three seasons at Alabama and Texas, where he recorded over 30 catches and over 300 yards. He’s an exciting high potential addition to the TE room! pic.twitter.com/v2qCUZQtsq

— Aggie Sports 365 (@365Aggie) January 20, 2025

Nice pickup

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Not good enough for sip but somehow an exciting pick up?

levypantsEOY said:

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BigRedAg2031 said:

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BREAKING: Transfer TE Amari Niblack has committed to Texas A&M!!

Niblack has spent the last three seasons at Alabama and Texas, where he recorded over 30 catches and over 300 yards. He’s an exciting high potential addition to the TE room! pic.twitter.com/v2qCUZQtsq

— Aggie Sports 365 (@365Aggie) January 20, 2025

Nice pickup

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Not good enough for sip but somehow an exciting pick up?

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Sip loves to dig. You really have a god complex levy.

JDCAG (NOT Colin) said:

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levypantsEOY said:

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BigRedAg2031 said:

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BREAKING: Transfer TE Amari Niblack has committed to Texas A&M!!

Niblack has spent the last three seasons at Alabama and Texas, where he recorded over 30 catches and over 300 yards. He’s an exciting high potential addition to the TE room! pic.twitter.com/v2qCUZQtsq

— Aggie Sports 365 (@365Aggie) January 20, 2025

Nice pickup

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Not good enough for sip but somehow an exciting pick up?

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He said "nice".

What is wrong with some of you - are you just perpetually miserable?

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If you say anything positive some of these posters get triggered.

Niblack is a nice pickup for our passing game but if the rumors are true of his inability to block it could limit his playing time here.

He may end up only neing a depth peice or he could be our main threat. None of us truly know. It's not like he isn't talented.

I need a eyeballs emoji

Notre Dame wide receiver Jayden Thomas (@jgpt333) has entered the transfer portal, his agency @QCSports tells @On3sports.

He has 64 career catches for 838 yards and 7 touchdowns. https://t.co/MwJhobUTjD pic.twitter.com/D0mEao7gIk

— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) January 22, 2025

Well he was good enough to play 28 snaps a game at Bama and finish 5th in the sec in receiving for TEs in 2023 as a RFR. But that's nitpicking. Whoever bama's coach in 2023 was probably wasn't that good.

Fact is, Helm was one of the top TEs in the country last year. This guy wasn't as good. No one is trying to claim we got Gunnar Helm. But he still proved to be a good pass catcher in the sec.

Short of Max Klare, I'm just not sure what you guys expect sometimes out of the portal. He's probably the 2nd or 3rd most proven receiving TE in the portal, albeit more from 2023 than last year.

That would be a nice pick up

Fingers crossed

Another quality OL hit the transfer portal, I know thats not he highest priority but can never have enough big uglies

The 6-foot-5, 325-pound Spinder was a Class of 2021 top-60 overall recruit.

Helped Notre Dame rank 10th nationally in scoring offense and 19th in rushing offense this season. Has made 29 career starts.

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 23, 2025

Looks like ND starting center is also jumping into the portal

BREAKING: Notre Dame starting center Pat Coogan is expected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, @PeteNakos_ reports👀 https://t.co/bzXPuadjwE pic.twitter.com/yvxHvaU4up

— On3 (@On3sports) January 23, 2025

What's going on at Notre Dame? They have to be shopping for more leverage to return, right? They'll likely be right back in the playoffs next year. Very interesting.

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Another quality OL hit the transfer portal, I know thats not he highest priority but can never have enough big uglies

The 6-foot-5, 325-pound Spinder was a Class of 2021 top-60 overall recruit.

Helped Notre Dame rank 10th nationally in scoring offense and 19th in rushing offense this season. Has made 29 career starts.

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 23, 2025

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Pay the man. Literally everyone on our roster is replaceable. If there's a chance to upgrade we have to take it. That's just the nature of the business now.

NoahAg said:

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Batty said:

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Another quality OL hit the transfer portal, I know thats not he highest priority but can never have enough big uglies

The 6-foot-5, 325-pound Spinder was a Class of 2021 top-60 overall recruit.

Helped Notre Dame rank 10th nationally in scoring offense and 19th in rushing offense this season. Has made 29 career starts.

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 23, 2025

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Pay the man. Literally everyone on our roster is replaceable. If there's a chance to upgrade we have to take it. That's just the nature of the business now.

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Agree. Zero, I mean absolutely zero positions should be final until fall camp. If you can upgrade at any time, at any position, do it. Will feelings be hurt? Maybe. But that's what the game has turned into, and the players don't seem to mind when they are on the good side of the message/NIL. Gone are the days about HS recruiting reputations being required. It's a nice to have. Not a must have.

It's not so much about hurting feelings. No one is concerned with that.

It's literally about total overall money and trying to amplify what you have to spend.

Now, if you can't upgrade DT or WR in the spring window which is the current plan, and also refuse to use the money for OL, that would be a mistake. You just left money on the table.

But again, if your options are to go from (lets put this in video game perspective) a 90 to a 92 on the OL, but it costs us the money it would take that could take our starting Z WR from a 81 to a 92, that's not worth it. It's all a balance. If we are going to spend big, it's going to be saved for DT and WR in the spring window.

The only real question/concern will be overall quality in that window. We better be tampering behind the scenes with the best of them to get some quality guys to enter.