Update, 12:43 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8:

Penn State football offensive lineman Golden Israel-Achumba confirmed on Wednesday that he’s entered the portal. Israel-Achumba will have two years of eligibility remaining.

I have officially entered the Transfer portal as a Graduate Transfer with 2 years of eligibility left. I want to thank Penn State for the experience.

OG/OC
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— Golden Israel-Achumba (@BigDogGolden78) May 8, 2024

Original Story:

Penn State football offensive lineman Golden Israel-Achumba has entered the transfer portal, according to Dylan Callaghan-Crowley of Rivals. Israel-Achumba became one of five Nittany Lions to hit the portal on Thursday.

Sources tell @PennStateRivals that RB London Montgomery, OL Golden Israel-Achumba, and WR Malik McClain have all entered the transfer portal.

— DylanCallaghanCroley (@RivalsDylanCC) May 2, 2024

The 6’4″, 332-pound offensive lineman has primarily been a backup for most of his career. Israel-Achumba appeared in all 12 games last season as a special teamer and was named the coaching staff’s Developmental Squad Offensive Player of the Week four times last season.

Israel-Achumba was a former three-star offensive lineman in the 2020 class out of Hyattsville, Maryland. After redshirting his first year at Penn State, he earned Academic All-Big Ten Honors in 2021 and 2022.