NCAA approves single transfer portal window: How the new rule will impact college football

[BleedGopher]

Per CBS:

College football's transfer portal season just got much shorter.

The NCAA Administrative Committee on Wednesday adopted a proposal to eliminate the spring transfer portal window, moving away from the previous two-window system that allowed players to submit their names in the portal over 30 days across the winter and spring. Changes will go into effect this season, with precise dates to be determined next month.

The key takeaway is the elimination of post-spring transfer movement, a popular option that more than 1,000 FBS players took advantage of this year.

"I desperately think one window is better," Nebraska coach Matt Rhule told CBS Sports. "Basketball has one window. So it's not like we're the first sport to do it. We're just making ourselves whole like the other sports."

Said a FBS general manager: "Having to retain your roster twice a year was ridiculous."

NCAA approves single transfer portal window: How the new rule will impact college football

Beginning this year, players will no longer be able to transfer during the spring.

www.cbssports.com

Go Gophers!!

 

[PMWinSTP]

I think this will settle some of the jumping around. Also, be very strategic on when that window occurs. I still think the portal helps programs like MN more than it hurts them.

 

[matt]

If a player doesn’t like where they shake out after spring ball, can they unenroll and maybe play juco the next fall to preserve eligibility?

 

[PMWinSTP]

If a player doesn’t like where they shake out after spring ball, can they unenroll and maybe play juco the next fall to preserve eligibility?

I believe they can, and then enroll at any other school to play. They would lose their scholarship, forgo any pay they are receiving from the school, and presume they would lose any NIL money as well.

 

[GopherMenace]

Does the spring game make a comeback now?

 

[MaxyJR1]

Basically, players will be committed to a program from January to December of each season or 30 days after their season ends.

Fall sports are tougher with the season ending in the middle of the school year.

 

[Pompous Elitist]

Per CBS:

College football's transfer portal season just got much shorter.

The NCAA Administrative Committee on Wednesday adopted a proposal to eliminate the spring transfer portal window, moving away from the previous two-window system that allowed players to submit their names in the portal over 30 days across the winter and spring. Changes will go into effect this season, with precise dates to be determined next month.

The key takeaway is the elimination of post-spring transfer movement, a popular option that more than 1,000 FBS players took advantage of this year.

"I desperately think one window is better," Nebraska coach Matt Rhule told CBS Sports. "Basketball has one window. So it's not like we're the first sport to do it. We're just making ourselves whole like the other sports."

Said a FBS general manager: "Having to retain your roster twice a year was ridiculous."

NCAA approves single transfer portal window: How the new rule will impact college football

Beginning this year, players will no longer be able to transfer during the spring.

www.cbssports.com

Go Gophers!!

Unless the new rule states otherwise players are free to transfer outside the portal. The portal is only there to facilitate the marketing of that player’s availability. The player could tweet at any coaching staff at a desirable landing spot and achieve same effect. Unenroll at school A, enroll at school B.

The stickier issue would be any binding revenue sharing or NIL contract but those could…potentially run afoul of antitrust laws. They are not employees. This is all made up legal loophole land.

If anyone is aware if House negates Sherman please fill us in. I wonder if players will challenge this. I see Xavier Lucas is playing at Miami this year.

 

[MNVCGUY]

Unless the new rule states otherwise players are free to transfer outside the portal. The portal is only there to facilitate the marketing of that player’s availability. The player could tweet at any coaching staff at a desirable landing spot and achieve same effect. Unenroll at school A, enroll at school B.

The stickier issue would be any binding revenue sharing or NIL contract but those could…potentially run afoul of antitrust laws. They are not employees. This is all made up legal loophole land.

If anyone is aware if House negates Sherman please fill us in. I wonder if players will challenge this. I see Xavier Lucas is playing at Miami this year.

Was thinking the same thing. The portal is a tool to assist players and teams with the transfer process by making it known to teams that a player is looking to transfer and opening them up to be contacted by other schools. But a player can still transfer anytime they want, regardless of whether they go into the transfer portal or not.

That said, I would think that having just one transfer window as opposed to two would slow down some of the insane roster churn currently taking place due to the portal. Should make the process of retaining your current players a little bit easier for coaches.

The real question though is if anything is going to be done to limit the poaching that goes on where teams (or someone with a connection to the team like a collective) are contacting players not in the portal to get them to transfer?