WEST GOSHEN – The current situation in college football means that there is just about nothing restricting athletes from moving from program to program and playing soon thereafter. The transfer portal has revolutionized player movement across all NCAA levels, and West Chester head coach Duke Greco, and his staff, are facing this new reality head on.

A total of 17 student-athletes have transferred to WCU from other programs and will likely be eligible to play in the fall of 2025. It is, by far, the most the Golden Rams have ever dipped into the transfer portal, and the list includes three from Division I, including a big-time quarterback and a runner with a surname that everybody would recognize.

“We bought in a decent amount of mid-year guys because we just needed to get older and more mature,” Greco said. “We wanted to bring more competition from the start.”

All three of the Division I transfers play on offense, including running back Ali Barkley who comes from Akron and began his college career at Temple. The 6-foot-1, 220 pounder is the younger brother of Philadelphia Eagles superstar Saquon Barkley. The others are quarterback Colin O’Sullivan and lineman Cole Kozlowski, both from Rutgers.

“We are excited to add Ali to our offense,” Greco said. “He brings size and speed to our backfield, and we expect him to be a great new addition to the program.”

O’Sullivan has three years of college eligibility remaining. As a senior at Upper Dublin he led the Cardinals to a 14-1 record and a District 1 5A title in 2022. Kozlowski (6-3 287) played high school football at La Salle.

“(O’Sullivan) was great at Upper Dublin and was the third string quarterback for (Rutgers) and traveled with them all season,” Greco said.

West Chester’s returning quarterback, Cooper Jordan (Bishop Shanahan), rolled up over 2,800 yards in ’24 and was named the PSAC East Offensive Player of the Year, but O’Sullivan could be the quarterback of the future.

“(O’Sullivan) would have to take some big steps to (challenge for playing time in 2025),” Greco acknowledged.

The program’s senior class last fall was 13, and only seven returning seniors are expected back (including just three starters). The Rams also lost its leading tackler, Brandon Noble, who transferred to Maine, and top offensive lineman Patrick Methlie, who is at Delaware.

“Every single transfer is here now on campus except for one (defensive lineman Anthony Delle Donne). Most are local guys coming back home to the area, about 45 minutes to an hour from West Chester.

“It’s a necessity because we are a young team right now. We wanted guys we could bring in who can compete right away.”

In all, five players come from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level, seven from Division II and two from the junior college ranks.

Four receivers are on the list, and all come from FCS, including Ivan Thorpe from Virginia Military Institute, Aanjay Feliciano from Stetson (FL) and a pair from Monmouth (NJ): Matt Iuvara and Will Silverman. Thorpe is the smallest and quickest of the group (5-10, 185) but the rest bring good size.

“We graduated four receivers and we wanted to bring in four,” Greco said. “We wanted to get bigger there, and Silverman, Iuvara and Feliciano are all at least 6-1.”

In addition to Kozlowski, WCU added three others up front on offense from the Division II level: Geoffrey Gretta (6-6, 280) from Pace (NY), Owen Chaffinich (6-4, 295) from Gannon, and Donovan Jones (6-2, 300), who was a three-year starter at PSAC East rival Lock Haven.

“(Jones) is underrated but I think he is going to be very good,” Greco said.

The remaining two transfers on offense are runner Nasir Robinson, an all-conference back at Pace, and tight end Kris McAdams (6-3, 220) from junior college Monroe University (NY) after a stint at Division I Albany.

Defensively, Delle Donne (6-1, 295) played nose guard at Towson (MD), and end Khalif Kemp (6-5, 235) comes from Lackawanna Junior College and played high school ball at Imhotep Charter.

“(Kemp) was recruited by Temple but there was a coaching change,” Greco pointed out. “He looks good.”

The secondary additions feature former Bishop Shanahan standout Gus Ross, who was a multiple year starter at Millersville at safety. The rest are brothers Shamilyn and Shamarr Joppy, both from Wayne State (MI). Shamilyn is a cornerback and Shamarr is a safety who may be moved to outside linebacker.

WCU Football Transfers 2025

WR Ivan Thorpe 5-10 185 VMI (VA)

WR Aanjay Feliciano 6-3 210 Stetson (FL)

WR Matt Iuvara 6-4 210 Monmouth (NJ)

WR Will Silverman 6-1 190 Monmouth (NJ)

OL Donovan Jones 6-2 300 Lock Haven

OL Cole Kozlowski 6-3 287 Rutgers

QB Colin O’Sullivan 6-0 180 Rutgers

RB Nasir Robinson 5-7 195 Pace (NY)

OL Geoffrey Gretta 6-6 280 Pace (NY)

OL Owen Chaffinich 6-4 295 Gannon

TE Kris McAdams 6-3 220 Monroe (NY)

DE Khalif Kemp 6-5 235 Lackawanna

DB Gus Ross 6-0 190 Millersville

DB Shamilyn Joppy 6-1 185 Wayne State (MI)

DB Shamarr Joppy 6-1 200 Wayne State (MI)

DT Anthony Delle Donne 6-1 295 Towson (MD)

RB Ali Barkley RB 6-1 225 Akron (OH)