WRAL’s Mark Bergin, Pat Welter and Jaylin Jones discussed the biggest storylines for the Triangle teams with the filing period for the college football transfer portal about to close on Jan. 16.
NC State will retain quarterback CJ Bailey, and Duke is retaining quarterback Darian Mensah.
The guys discussed running back Hollywood Smothers transferring from NC State to Texas.
They also talked about the impact of replacing UNC offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens with Bobby Petrino.
Also, they analyzed why the Triangle schools and ACC have worse transfer portal classes compared to other Power 4 schools.
January 16th, 2026, 09:00 am
WRAL Triangle and Two
College football transfer portal: Where does UNC, NC State and Duke stand?
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Published January 16th, 2026, 09:00 am
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WRAL’s Mark Bergin, Pat Welter and Jaylin Jones discussed the biggest storylines for the Triangle teams with the filing period for the college football transfer portal about to close on Jan. 16.
NC State will retain quarterback CJ Bailey, and Duke is retaining quarterback Darian Mensah.
The guys discussed running back Hollywood Smothers transferring from NC State to Texas.
They also talked about the impact of replacing UNC offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens with Bobby Petrino.
Also, they analyzed why the Triangle schools and ACC have worse transfer portal classes compared to other Power 4 schools.
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WRAL Triangle and Two
WRAL Triangle and Two is a sports podcast from WRAL in Raleigh, North Carolina. The show takes the Triangle sports stories you care about and gives you the “how” and “why” behind them. WRAL’s Mark Bergin, Louis Fernandez, Chris Lea, Brian Murphy and Pat Welter discuss the top sports stories with connections to NC State, North Carolina, Duke and the Triangle.
