Brandon Cisse started in nine games. He missed three regular-season contests because of injury and did not play in the bowl.

Boykin is also set to enter the transfer portal. The safety missed the 2024 season with an ACL injury that he sustained in December 2023. Boykin was cleared for practice in November, head coach Dave Doeren said, but the team was slowly reintegrating him into activities. Boykin finished 2023 with 54 tackles and three interceptions.

Littlejohn was the Bears starting nickel back the past two seasons, and an NCAA ruling allows him to play another season