Alabama center James Brockermeyer has entered the transfer portal according to multiple reports. Brockermeyer had been competing for the Crimson Tide’s starting job after the departure of Seth McLaughlin.

The news was first reported by Pete Nakos of On3. Brockermeyer reportedly has a no-contact tag in the portal.

Brockermeyer seemed to have the edge on the starting center competition in Tuscaloosa. He was battling with Washington transfer Parker Brailsford, who hadn’t been practicing with the Crimson Tide due to unspecified personal issues.

“He’s done a really good job,” Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer said of Brockermeyer after the team’s second scrimmage of spring practice. “He’s got a lot of opportunities to take a lot of snaps, and hanging in there. The communication has been clean.”

Brockermeyer was the Tide’s primary backup center last season, behind McLaughlin, who transferred to Ohio State after the 2023 campaign. The 6-foot-3, 285-pound Texas native spent three seasons in Tuscaloosa and will be a redshirt junior at his next destination.

He joined the Crimson Tide as a four-star recruit before the 2021 season. He was the top center in the class, as ranked by the 247Sports composite ratings.

His brother, Tommy Brockermeyer came to Alabama with him before transferring to TCU ahead of the 2023 season.