HawgBeat – Arkansas loses another DB to transfer portal

Arkansas redshirt senior defensive again Trent Gordon entered his identify into the switch portal Tuesday, turning into the ninth Razorback defensive again to enter the switch portal.

This marks the second time that Gordon has entered the switch portal. A former four-star prospect on Rivals, Gordon transferred to Arkansas by means of Penn State previous to the 2021 season. He appeared in 20 video games over the previous two seasons and made 16 complete tackles. In three seasons at Penn State, Gordon racked up 21 tackles and 5 move deflections.

Gordon was declared academically ineligible for Arkansas’ 55-53 Liberty Bowl win over Kansas final Wednesday. He was a candidate to be an excellent senior for the Hogs subsequent season.

Throughout 113 defensive snaps this 12 months, Gordon was given a 51.5 grade by Professional Soccer Focus. He additionally graded out with a 47.3 in protection.

With the addition of Gordon, the Hogs have misplaced 9 defensive backs and 24 complete scholarship switch gamers to the switch portal, which is tied with Texas A&M for essentially the most of any FBS program, based on MikeFarrellSports. That quantity may be 25, as linebacker Jackson Woodard’s standing of formally being within the switch portal is unknown.

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