Penn State may be getting some key players coming back in 2024, but the Nittany Lions are going to have to replace one of its leading receivers. Omari Evans announced on social media his intent to enter the NCAA transfer portal, suggesting he is leaving Penn State behind in hopes of getting a little more out of his remaining eligibility.

Penn State landed two wide receivers in the transfer portal last month: Kyron Hudson from USC and Devonte Ross from Troy. The Lions also have three wide receivers in their current recruiting class: Matthew Outten of Portsmouth, Va.; Lyrick Samuel of New York; and Koby Howard of Davie, Fla.

Penn State lost wide receivers Harrison Wallace III and Omari Evans to the transfer portal. What does it mean for the Nittany Lions?

Junior wide receiver Omari Evans announced that he was entering the transfer portal. The news was broken by On3. A 6-foot, 188-pounder from Killeen, Tx., Evans caught 21 passes for 415 yards and five touchdowns for the Nittany Lions in 2024-25. He will have one year of eligibility remaining.

Another Penn State receiver is entering the NCAA transfer portal. Omari Evans will look to play his final collegiate season at a different school, he tells On3’s Hayes Fawcett. The move was expected,

Penn State football lost Harrison Wallace III and Omari Evans to the transfer portal following the Nittany Lions loss in the Orange Bowl.

Penn State football's overhaul of its wide receivers room for 2025 is in full swing. The Nittany Lions' top two receivers reportedly will enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, thus making running back Nicholas Singleton the team's returning leader in receptions for next season.

Penn State football faces a major challenge for the 2025 season as its top two starting wide receivers, Trey Wallace and Omari Evans, reportedly plan to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. The unexpected departures leave the Nittany Lions with a significant void in their receiving corps and raise questions about the team's offensive strategy moving forward.

Penn State wide-receiver Omari Evans is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to multiple reports.The sophomore wideout appeared in all 16 games

Evans’ emergence in the last five games has come at the same time that running backs Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton are chewing up defenses. If a defense chooses to put a safety near the line of scrimmage to slow Allen and Singleton, it leaves room for Evans and other wideouts.

Evans spent his first three collegiate seasons with the Nittany Lions and had 21 catches for 415 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 2024.