For the second time in the past couple of months, the Western Kentucky football program has been hit with a portal defection.
According to 247Sports.com, Clayton Bush has placed his name into the NCAA transfer database. A Western Kentucky football official subsequently confirmed that the safety is indeed listed in the portal.
Thus far, Bush has yet to address the development on his personal Twitter account as most players do these days.
As we’ve stated myriad times in the past, a player can remove his name from the portal and remain at the same school. At this point, though, other programs are permitted to contact Bush without receiving permission from the Western Kentucky football team.
NCAA bylaws also permit schools to pull a portal entrant’s scholarship at the end of the semester in which he entered it.
Coming out of high school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bush was a three-star 2019 signee. He was the No. 16 player regardless of position in the state. Bush was the highest-rated defensive signee in the Hilltoppers’ class that year.
As a true freshman, Bush appeared in 13 games. He was credited with four tackles in those appearances.
In December of last year, running back Joshua Samuel took the first step in leaving the Western Kentucky football program by entering the portal. Conversely, in late January, Tennessee linebacker Will Ignont decided to transfer to WKU.