Pyne joined Mizzou as the backup to longtime Tigers QB Brady Cook and appeared in six games with two starts (due to a Cook injury). Most notably, Pyne led the Tigers in their wild fourth-quarter comeback win over Oklahoma, with Zion Young’s scoop-and-score fumble return with 22 seconds left giving Mizzou the win.

Thanks to portal defections, the Robert Morris team that pushed Alabama hard in the NCAA tournament won’t resemble the one that plays at Iowa in seven months.

It’s not just a talent-acquisition business; it’s also a talent-development business. Medved touts how he just coached his third NBA player at Colorado State. Nique Clifford is projected as a late-round pick in June. He would join Minneapolis natives David Roddy (Houston Rockets) and Isaiah Stevens (Miami Heat) in the league.

NEW YORK — Michigan State’s Tre Holloman plans to end his college career at another school and Xavier Booker is shooting for a fresh start. Holloman’s agent, Brandon Grier, said the guard entered the transfer portal and informed coach Tom Izzo of his decision. The program later confirmed Booker and Gehrig Normand also entered the portal.

The NCAA Tournament still has a few games left to play, but that hasn't slowed the entry of a handful of talented players into the transfer portal.