After just one season on South Beach, Miami safety Zaquan Patterson has decided to enter the transfer portal. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound athlete will have three years of eligibility remaining at his next destination.

Expect Patterson to become a hot commodity immediately after appearing in all 13 games for the Canes last season and racking up 19 tackles.

That’s a tough loss for Mario Cristobal’s defense which gave up just 25.3 points a game, ranking in the middle of the ACC pack last season.

Patterson was a four-star prospect in the 2024 class, checking in at No. 36 overall in the Rivals 100.

He originally picked the Canes over Florida State, Auburn, Michigan and Ohio State.

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The spring college football transfer portal window is scheduled to open on April 16th, 2025 for 10 days. It is the second transfer window of the 2025 recruiting cycle. The winter college football transfer portal window opened on December 9th, 2024 for 20 days. There was also a five-day window for players to transfer after their team finished postseason play. Additionally, players get a 30-day window to transfer when their head coach leaves.