Possible Changes to the Portal

[SubGod22]

ESPN - NCAA Division I Council proposes cutting transfer portal window in half

The NCAA Division I Council proposed changes to the transfer period windows that would reduce the total number of days that student athletes can enter the transfer portal from 60 down to 30.

As it stands now, there is a transfer window in college football that starts the day after the College Football Playoff teams are announced, which was Dec. 4 in 2022, and is open for 45 days. Another transfer window is open in the spring from April 15 to April 30.

For winter sports, there is a 60-day window that begins with a given sport's championship selection and there is a 45-day window for spring sports that begins with that sport's championship selection, as well.

The transfer windows were created this past year to limit the timeframe for which athletes can transfer from school to school.

Undergraduate student-athletes must enter their name in the transfer portal during those windows to be granted immediate eligibility at their next school of choice. They are not required to transfer within those dates, as long as their name is entered prior to the closing of the respective transfer window.

I wouldn't be opposed to this.

[shoxlax]

Cynic in me says that will increase in season tampering which gets ignored.

[Shockm]

ESPN - NCAA Division I Council proposes cutting transfer portal window in half



I wouldn't be opposed to this.

(30 days) Still higher imo than it needs to be. Too much time for programs to recruit players after the season is over. 15 days would be plenty, and cut down on shenanigans. Require that the players make a decision. Too much time to think, and be swayed by NIL money, coaches, and friends, if the player is unsure that they want to enter the portal.

[WstateU]

”"If you're a kid who's ranked 60th right now, you're probably f---ed," a high-major coach said.“

https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...ool-prospects/

[Kung Wu]

Then there is real opportunity if you can create a culture of committment and expectations.

[Aargh]

How about requiring a school taking a player out of the portal to pay the scholarship and associated costs the school losing the player has spent?

[shoxlax]

”"If you're a kid who's ranked 60th right now, you're probably f---ed," a high-major coach said.“

https://www.cbssports.com/college-ba...ool-prospects/

Why are sports writers so reactive to this? Every one of them should have seen it coming two years ago

[SubGod22]

ESPN - NCAA shrinks window for athletes to enter transfer portal

The NCAA Division I Council approved changes to the transfer portal windows that will shrink the number of days for student-athletes to enter their name in the portal.

The rule change will impact all sports and give players 45 total days throughout the year to enter their names into the transfer portal.

Each sport will have 45 total days, but it will be divided differently by sport. For example, before this rule change, the window for football would open the day after the College Football Playoff teams are announced, which was Dec. 4 in 2022, and would stay open for 45 days.

The next period would open April 15 to April 30, which will remain the same with the new changes. Under the new rule, there will be a 30-day window after the season and 15 days in the spring.

The Division I Council had proposed changes to the portal in January that would have seen a reduction from 60 total days to 30, but voted Tuesday to instead shrink the window to 45 days. This does not impact when a student-athlete can transfer, only when they can enter their name into the NCAA database to transfer without penalty.

Once the athlete's name is in the transfer portal, she or he is allowed to have contact with other coaches and can transfer at any time. Graduate students are still able to enter their name in the transfer portal at any time without penalty.