"Alabama Football Sees Surge in Transfer Portal Entries, Prioritizes New Center"
Alabama football's starting center Seth McLaughlin has entered the transfer portal after a season with inconsistent snapping, particularly highlighted during the Rose Bowl. McLaughlin, who has eligibility remaining after four seasons with the Crimson Tide, was on the Rimington Trophy watch list coming into the season. With McLaughlin and Terrence Ferguson II entering the portal, Alabama may look to James Brockermeyer or other roster players, or potentially recruit from the portal for a new center. Players have a five-day window post-Rose Bowl to enter the transfer portal, and while rejoining the original team is possible, it is rare once a scholarship is reallocated.