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That five-star freshman running back Demarkcus Bowman has already entered the NCAA transfer portal is a stunning development, if only though because of the timing and abrupt manner in which this has unfolded.

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Here is what we can tell you, based on conversations with sources as well as observation and insight collected on Bowman:

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