Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted May 2 Michigan State defensive lineman Derrick Harmon is once again in the portal and evaluating his options. (From On3) One of the top available players at his position, he entered the portal this winter with the coaching turnover in East Lansing. Teams like Auburn, Ohio State and Oregon were all in the mix. In 25 career games, he’s posted 71 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. Sources have indicated to On3’s Steve Wiltfong and I that five teams are in consideration this time: Colorado, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon and USC. The Buffaloes and Trojans have landed visits since Harmon entered the portal more than a week ago. He was tentatively scheduled to visit Miami earlier this week, but that trip was canceled. USC landed the first visit and allows Harmon to play beside Bear Alexander, who nearly entered the portal earlier this month but decided to stay in Los Angeles. Colorado hosted the 6-foot-5, 320-pound Michigan State transfer this past week for its spring game. No timetable has been set for a decision. Derrick Harmon Ohio State is still squarely in the mix to land the Michigan State defensive lineman. The Buckeyes were very interested in Harmon when he entered this past winter and were able to get him on campus. Now a few months later, sources tell On3 that Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson has been in contact with Harmon and the two have picked up where their conversation left off when the defensive tackle withdrew from the portal. Oregon is in a similar situation to the Buckeyes. The Ducks were one to watch the first go-around and were able to get Harmon out to Eugene in December. Defensive tackle is a position Oregon has looked at in the spring window as the Ducks saw a departure on Wednesday with Benjamin Roberts hitting the portal. Sources have also indicated that Michigan State has yet to be ruled out. Derrick Harmon withdrew from the portal in the winter, opting to stay in East Lansing for Jonathan Smith’s first spring. Despite visiting Colorado and USC, sources said the two-time All-Big Ten Honorable Mention has communicated with the coaching staff this week. Now the Spartans are trying to convince him to return for a second time. 2 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 2 Share Posted May 2 If he sticks around at MSU this time around I think Jonathan Smith gets the recruiter of the portal award. Talk about recruiting your own roster. Still hoping for the Ducks and Lanning to land a big NT though! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
