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Pinging The Portal: Cincinnati Football and Basketball Contact Fresh Talents

The transfer portal is open in both sports.
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Sep 5, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; A detailed view of the Cincinnati Bearcats logo on a jersey at Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats won 52-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images
Sep 5, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; A detailed view of the Cincinnati Bearcats logo on a jersey at Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats won 52-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images | Aaron Doster-Imagn Images

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CINCINNATI — UC basketball and football are canvassing the spring transfer portal for new talent in another Pinging the Portal. We start on the football side, where Cincinnati offered Mike Yoan Sandjo-Njiki from SMU.

The defensive tackle has one year of eligibility left after playing just 34 snaps for SMU this past season at 6-2, 302 pounds. He did notch a 71.4 Pro Football Focus grade in 2023 on 159 snaps.

The football team is also welcoming Southern Illinois defensive tackle Elijah Gunn in for a visit on April 21 after they offered him this week.

The 6-3, 290-pound talent holds three more seasons of eligibility and had 20 tackles this past season. It amounted to a 67.3 PFF grade on 300 snaps.

A visit is also lined up with Western Michigan defensive tackle Mason Nelson. 247Sports's Chris Hummer reported the visits along with scheduled trips to New Mexico, Tennessee, Minnesota and Toledo.

The 6-foot-3, 310-pound talent recorded 30 tackles, eight tackles for loss, and two sacks in 2024. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

We close the portal ping with new basketball interest in Southeast Missouri State guard Teddy Washington. The Portal Report noted the contact.

The 6-2, 175-pound talent could have two more years of eligibility left based on the new JuCo rulings. He posted 13.9 points and 5.4 rebounds this past season on 38.6% shooting.

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