Former Minnesota and Georgia Tech quarterback Zach Pyron has made a quick transfer portal decision.

Pyron, who entered the transfer portal on Thursday, is returning to the south and will be playing closer to home as he has committed to continue his career at South Alabama. The Alabama native only spent a semester at Minnesota.

Pyron came to Minneapolis with two years of eligibility remaining this winter after appearing in 19 games for Georgia Tech over the last three seasons, including 10 games in

Over his career thus far, Pyron was 88-for-155, throwing for 995 yards and five touchdowns. He also had 271 rushing yards and six touchdowns. He will have two years of eligibility to play with South Alabama.

The Spring NCAA Transfer Portal Window

On Wednesday, April 16, the NCAA transfer portal opened, giving college football players around the country an opportunity to enter the name into the transfer portal over the course of a 10-day period.

The spring transfer portal window is expected to be a busy one across college football, especially for players entering the transfer portal. Starting this fall, NCAA roster limits for football will be 105 players. Currently, most programs carry somewhere between 115 and 130 athletes on their roster, meaning most programs will at least see 10-20 athletes enter the portal. That also doesn't include any potential portal additions those programs choose to make this spring, which would necessitate additional players leaving their respective programs.

This spring transfer portal window, Gophers Nation will actively and diligently track transfer portal movement and activity for the Minnesota Golden Gophers program. You can follow along with our transfer portal central.

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