Union WR/DB Davison Igbinosun on the air with Central Jersey Sports Radio. Igbinosun announced Saturday he would enter the transfer portal from Ole Miss. (Photo: KJ Singh)
Following a freshman campaign in which he played in all 13 games for Ole Miss, former Union star Davison Igbonisun has entered the transfer portal.
Igbinosun announced his decision via Twitter Saturday.
The move came a day after Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin hired Pete Golding away from Alabama to be the Rebels’ new defensive coordinator. Golding had been with the Tide since 2018 and was DC the last four seasons.
More importantly, he replaces Chris Partridge in that job, the same Chris Partridge who once coached Paramus Catholic in New Jersey, and had been promoted to defensive play caller this past season.
Igbinosun’s tweet announcing his decision to enter the transfer portal cited “uncertainty in the coaching staff.”
The $64,000 question now is: Where does he land?
The former No. 1 recruit out of New Jersey, Igbinosun originally committed to Rutgers, where he would have been a freshman along with his older brother Desmond, who just wrapped up his second year with the Scarlet Knights. But he decommitted in October 2021, and eventually landed in Oxford, saying he’d always wanted to play in the SEC, calling it “big boy football.”
Igbinosun had offers from nearly two dozen schools, Rutgers among them, as wells the likes of Tennesee, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh. RU was still considered a longshot after he re-opened his recruitment.
One interesting wrinkle is that Red Cup Rebellion on the SB Nation network reported that The Grove Collective NIL – which supports Ole Miss – had just announced Friday Igbinosun had signed on with them. So, it’s also possible Igbinosun could remain with the Rebels.