Cal lands another huge portal commit in Missouri transfer edge Serigne Tounkara
The California Golden Bears continue to get deeper at every critical position.
Huge news for the California Golden Bears as they will have another major commitment at a position of need, as Serigne Tounkara has portalled into the program.
As a member of Missouri's 2023 recruiting class, Tounkara was ranked as the 84th best edge in the nation and 155th best prospect out of Texas by 247Sports Composite. He redshirted last year, so he has all four years of eligibility remaining.
Along with Deamontae Diggs, Tounkara will help provide critical edge depth on the front seven to offset the loss of Myles Jernigan. The Bears struggled in the pass rush game last year and will need all the talent they can use.
This continues a half-month string of successful spring transfer portal entrances for the Bears, which includes…
Kyion Grayes (Ohio State wide receiver)
Jasaiah Wagoner (Oklahoma cornerback)
Ryan Yaites (LSU safety)
Braden Miller (Michigan State offensive tackle)
T.J. Bollers (Wisconsin defensive lineman)
Corey Dyches (Maryland tight end)
While the production profile varies from player to player, there is no doubt the team the Bears put on the field this fall will be one of the most talented and deepest we will see in the Justin Wilcox era.
Welcome to Cal Serigne! Go Bears!
Keep it up Justin. We have corralled some big time talent from the portal. Seems like the DL will be a position of strength in 2024.
Congrats to us and the young man.
I've been thinking, as these NIL numbers show up and we have success in the portal, how it is possible that our Bears can be more successful in an open NIL world relative to our more small market and rural peers, than we were in the underground payment world that prevailed in the past, where those schools would do so undercover and we didn't so much. I mean, what school has more built in fundraising potential than the Bears? Sure, a few, but not too many!