Texas A&M wideout Demond Demas enters transfer portal amid assault allegation

Texas A&M wide receiver Demond Demas has entered the NCAA transfer portal, announcing his decision in an Instagram post.

"After many long discussions with my family, friends, teammates, agents, coaches, I have decided to make myself available for the 2022 NCAA portal," he said. "This decision was not an easy one. It was a dream come true to play at Texas A&M University."

The school announced on March 2 that Demas was no longer with the Aggies football program after an alleged off-field incident. Reports claimed that Demas was arrested on a charge of assault family violence from late February.

Demas had 15 receptions for 235 yards and a touchdown last season, but missed Texas A&M's final two games after suffering a leg injury in the Ole Miss game.

He was on the field for the Aggies' spring camp last year despite some off-field issues, but didn't play in the spring game and missed other practices. A foot sprain during the summer kept Demas from taking part in all of fall camp.

Demas originally pledged to Texas A&M in September 2018, choosing the Aggies over Clemson.

Legal issue

A&M excused Demas from the program amid the charge in early March.

According to a probable cause statement obtained by the Houston Chronicle from the Brazos County Sheriff, the alleged victim — who was Demas' girlfriend — "reported that the defendant pushed her head into the wall. Then she bit him on the shoulder. [She] reported that the defendant then grabbed her and threw her from off of the bed onto the floor, which caused her top front teeth to go through her bottom lip."

Demas was released from Brazos Country Jail on bond several days after his arrest.

Tony Buzbee, Demas' attorney, said he looks forward to clearing the player's name.

"We look forward to demonstrating that this is all an unfortunate misunderstanding," Buzbee said in a statement. "Demond Demas is a solid young man and a generational talent... In the meantime, we will let the process play itself out and will address the misdemeanor allegation in court, in due course."

Demas was also arrested for possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor charge, last March during a traffic stop.

NCAA transfer portal

The NCAA created the transfer portal on Oct. 15, 2018. That decision has helped transform the game of college football by giving players an easier opportunity to change teams and direct their playing careers.

Players no longer require permission from their coaches in order to transfer. They just have to request that their school’s compliance department enter their name into the portal.

Names appear in the transfer portal in one or two days, and schools are free to contact transferring players without restriction thereafter.

Players that enter their name into the transfer portal don’t necessarily leave their schools. A player is free to take his name out of the portal at any time. But schools are not under an obligation to keep transferring players on scholarship once they put their names into the portal.

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