Bauman, who spent his first three seasons at Tulane, is ranked as the No. 8 overall tight end available in the portal by 247Sports. The 6-5, 245-pound Bauman has caught 63 passes for 610 yards and 13 touchdowns throughout his tenure at Tulane. That includes 20 catches for 212 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior last season.

The USC Trojans have had 20 transfer portal departures. Wide receiver Zachariah Branch was one of the notable players who entered the portal. Branch is current

They also suffered a bowl game loss to Iowa State. On Tuesday, Miami received more unfortunate news, losing a starter to the NCAA transfer portal. According to Matt Zenitz at 247Sports, defensive back Jaden Harris entered the transfer portal just days after the Pop-Tarts Bowl loss to the Cyclones.

Miami so far has already received commitments from nine players via the transfer portal: Cornerbacks Emmanuel Karnley and Charles Brantley, defensive lineman David Blay, wide receiver CJ Daniels, safety Zechariah Poyser, kicker Carter Davis, long snapper Adam Booker, center James Brockermeyer and now Bauman.

After two quiet seasons, Shemar Kirk entered the transfer portal, joining the list of pass catchers who will not return to the Canes in 2025.

On Thursday, Miami picked up a major commitment from Arizona cornerback transfer Emmanuel Karnley. After a productive 2024 season with the Wildcats, Karnley will have three years of eligibility remaining. During the 2024 college football season, Karnley produced five pass deflections and 16 tackles.

Miami so far has already received commitments from eight players via the transfer portal: Cornerbacks Emmanuel Karnley and Charles Brantley, defensive lineman David Blay, wide receiver CJ Daniels, safety Zechariah Poyser, kicker Carter Davis, long snapper Adam Booker and now Brockermeyer.