A Penn State tight end and former highly-touted recruit is entering the transfer portal. Jerry Cross, a third-year tight end with the Nittany Lions, plans on entering the transfer portal, according to a report from on3. The winter transfer portal window opens next Monday, Dec. 9, and closes on Dec. 28.

Penn State tight end Jerry Cross will enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, his agent told On3's Pete Nakos, becoming the first player Nittany Lions player to publicly acknowledge his intention in the 2024 transfer cycle. The portal opens Dec. 9, two days after Penn State plays Oregon in the Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis.

With the NCAA Transfer Portal scheduled to open up next week (Dec. 9) and run through the end of the month (Dec. 28), it is being reported that Penn State tight end Jerry Cross is planning his intent to enter the transfer portal once it opens up.

Hill, one of two players in NFL history with at least 25 rushing touchdowns, 10 rushing touchdowns and 10 passing touchdowns, is expected to miss the rest of the season with a suspected torn ACL. He sustained the injury on a run play with 4:49 left in the Saints' 21-14 loss to the Rams in the Caesars Superdome.

The New Orleans Saints lost do-it-all tight end Taysom Hill with what appeared to be a significant left knee injury during the final minutes of a 21-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams

New Orleans Saints tight end Taysom Hill will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, interim coach Darren Rizzi announced Monday. "Taysom's got a knee injury. It looks like it's going to be season ending for him unfortunately.