How did the newcomers do during their first year in Corvallis?. Oregon State was one of the first schools to utilize the transfer portal in 2018, bringing in a trio of transfers from Nebraska, and have continued to find success through the portal. With the departure of several big-time contributors last year via the portal after Jonathan Smith left for Michigan State, Trent Bray hit the portal hard during his first offseason as Oregon State brought in a heavy dose of transfers from the portal.