Indiana and Mississippi had rather busy schedules the last couple of weeks as they competed in the College Football Playoff while the transfer portal window was open.But it apparently didn’t bother their 2026 roster construction efforts too much.As the program gets ready to face Miami in the national championship game, Indiana has put together arguably the nation’s best collection of transfers for its 2026 roster. Ole Miss’ transfer class isn’t that far behind heading into Friday’s closing of the portal window.Texas Tech and Texas A&M also put together impressive transfer classes, though their playoff runs ended before the portal window opened.A look at the AP’s top 10 transfer classes in order:Josh Hoover, who threw for 71 touchdowns and more than 9,600 yards at TCU from 2022-25, is the heir apparent to Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza at quarterback. He will pass to Nick Marsh (59 catches, 662 yards, 6 TDs at Michigan State last season) and Shazz Preston (43-723-4 at Tulane). Turbo Richard rushed for 749 yards and nine touchdowns at Boston College. Indiana also added offensive lineman Joe Brunner (formerly at Wisconsin) and defensive linemen Tobi Osunsanmi (Kansas State), Chiddi Obiazor (Kansas State) and Josh Burnham (Notre Dame). Preston Zachman (Wisconsin) and A.J. Harris (Penn State) boost the secondary.Arch Manning has a prime new target now that Texas has added Cam Coleman, a former five-star recruit who had 1,306 yards receiving and 13 touchdowns at Auburn over the last two seasons. Raleek Brown (Arizona State) rushed for 1,141 yards and Hollywood Smothers (N.C. State) ran for 939 yards this season. Rasheem Biles produced 101 tackles — 17 for loss — at Pittsburgh this season. Smothers was a first-team pick and Biles was a second-team selection on the Associated Press all-Atlantic Coast Conference team. The Longhorns also brought in Melvin Siani, who was Wake Forest’s starting left tackle this season. The secondary adds cornerback Bo Mascoe (Rutgers), an honorable mention all-Big Ten selection from the league’s coaches and media.Texas Tech’s new quarterback is Brendan Sorsby, who threw for at least 2,800 yards each of the last two seasons at Cincinnati. Texas Tech stockpiled its defensive front seven by adding lineman Mateen Ibirogba from Wake Forest, edge rusher Adam Trick from Miami (Ohio) and linebacker Austin Romaine from Kansas State. Romaine had more than 160 tackles over the last two seasons. Trick delivered 8½ sacks and forced three fumbles this season.Oklahoma State is hoping it can bounce back from a 1-11 season by bringing in plenty of guys from a North Texas team that went 12-2. More than a dozen players followed new Cowboys coach Eric Morris from North Texas. Drew Mestemaker threw for an FBS-leading 4,379 yards this season. Other arrivals from North Texas include Caleb Hawkins and Wyatt Young. Hawkins rushed for 1,434 yards and 25 touchdowns this season. Young had 70 catches for 1,264 yards and 10 scores.Offensive linemen Cason Henry (South Carolina), Johnnie Brown (Georgia Southern), Anwar O’Neal (Delaware) and Eryx Daugherty (Boston College) were all starters at their former schools. Edge rusher Tyler Thompson (North Carolina) had seven sacks and safety Koen Entringer (Iowa) recorded 73 tackles this season. Wide receiver Tre Richardson (Vanderbilt) and tight end Brody Foley (Tulsa) each caught seven touchdown passes. The Cardinals also added two quarterbacks in former Ohio State backup Lincoln Kienholz and West Georgia starter Davin Wydner.The Aggie …
