A now-former Alabama player has found a new home in the American Athletic Conference.

Defensive back Kyriq McDonald has committed to transfer to Cincinnati, according to Chad Brendel of Bearcat Journal. McDonald entered the NCAA transfer portal in early February along with long snapper Scott Meyer and received offers from Florida State, Mississippi State, Louisville, Purdue and Memphis. However, Meyer is still on the Crimson Tide roster and practicing.

McDonald visited Cincinnati on Thursday.

McDonald filled a role in the Alabama secondary and on special teams this past season after redshirting his first year in Tuscaloosa. He totaled seven tackles and a quarterback pressure through 11 games of action in his redshirt freshman campaign and was named one of the Alabama coaches’ special teams players of the week for his play against Mississippi State and Auburn.

McDonald was the No. 22 player in Alabama and No. 45 cornerback in 2017, per the 247Sports Composite. Alabama signed five defensive backs during the early signing period of the 2019 cycle.

Established in October of last year, the NCAA’s transfer portal now allows student-athletes to merely enter their name into an online database and merely wait for collegiate teams to contact them. It is also worth noting that players can withdraw their name from the portal, too.

But McDonald is now on his way to Cincinnati.

Alabama has already lost two players to transfer in backup quarterback Jalen Hurts, who is now at Oklahoma, and reserve offensive lineman Richie Petitbon, who chose to transfer to Illinois.

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