In the FCS Huddle: FBS-to-FCS transfers to watch
A transfer energizes a fanbase like little else during the offseason in the Football Championship Subdivision.
If their favorite school is willing to take on such a newcomer from a Bowl Subdivision program, fans reason that he must be a special player and will make an impact without any doubt.
Many times, it pans out that way. Last year's Walter Payton Award winner, Eastern Washington quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who also led the Eagles to the 2010 FCS national championship, was the epitome of what a school can gain in a highly regarded transfer.
Not all transfers will be hits, of course - some will be a swing-and-a-miss for a school.
At this time of the year, though, fans came dream big with their team's new addition.
Following are FBS-to-FCS transfers to watch this season:
D.J. Adams, RB, Portland State
(from Maryland) - Graduation depleted the Vikings' running game, but they hope Adams is an immediate cure. He scored 11 touchdowns for a Maryland freshman record in 2010, but his playing time decreased last year under first-year Terrapins coach Randy Edsall (only 40 carries). At 5-foot-10, 220 pounds, Adams was often used in short-yardage situations, but his power style fits the Vikings' system, and that will increase his touches.
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A transfer energizes a fanbase like little else during the offseason in the Football Championship Subdivision.
If their favorite school is willing to take on such a newcomer from a Bowl Subdivision program, fans reason that he must be a special player and will make an impact without any doubt.
Many times, it pans out that way. Last year's Walter Payton Award winner, Eastern Washington quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who also led the Eagles to the 2010 FCS national championship, was the epitome of what a school can gain in a highly regarded transfer.
Not all transfers will be hits, of course - some will be a swing-and-a-miss for a school.
At this time of the year, though, fans came dream big with their team's new addition.
Following are FBS-to-FCS transfers to watch this season:
D.J. Adams, RB, Portland State

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