When Drew Mehringer saw the number on his phone’s caller ID, his first thought was about avoiding any potential NCAA violations.
“Hey man, I don’t know why you’re calling me, but I can’t talk to you until you’re in the portal,” the Texas Longhorns wide receivers coach told Bru McCoy, according to 247Sports.
The former five-star prospect, with whom Mehringer had built a strong relationship during the recruiting process, let him know that he was in the NCAA transfer portal, the new database of names that tracks all the players eligible for contact.