The Athletic did an article on the NCAA Transfer Portal. They took a look at some of the results. Here are some interesting tidbits that I found.
“Some of them are sitting there and they’re trying to figure out: What just happened? Well, reality just happened.” – Herm Edwards (Arizona State has had 12 players put their name in the portal, 6 have ended up at D1 schools)
450 P5 players put their name in the portal, over 200 remain uncommitted. Include the G5, well over 400 players are uncommitted.
Of 450 that left P5 schools, only 20% ended up at another P5. That’s 92 players. Only 65 have found a spot at a G5 school.
You ask what the reasoning is? Teams simply don’t have room.
“I think when a lot of these kids decide to transfer, they think there’s enough spots open, but there are no spots available. “ – Patt Narduzzi (Pittsburgh HC)
The 25-man limit for a recruiting class was made much more strict in 2017. P5’s on average signed 22 in 2019. Miami is one exception, they signed 17 and have added 8 more transfers.
“They have no idea – NONE – that the NCAA put in the hard 25 initial rule in, they think anyone can go anywhere.”
Coaches are also upset that when you do lose players to the portal, there is no way to replace them because you can only sign 25. Arizona State is in the lows 70s in terms of scholarship players, same with Virginia Tech after 12 transfers.
Coaches are extremely selective in who they are taking from a transfer standpoint. They are looking at backgrounds, academics, who has been suspended, who has actually produced. If a player hasn’t produced, Lincoln Riley and Edwards would prefer to get a freshman and build the program.
More than 40 players in the portal were once 4-star prospects.
One P5 staffer, “It’s gonna cause a renaissance in JUCO football.”
Thoughts?
“Some of them are sitting there and they’re trying to figure out: What just happened? Well, reality just happened.” – Herm Edwards (Arizona State has had 12 players put their name in the portal, 6 have ended up at D1 schools)
450 P5 players put their name in the portal, over 200 remain uncommitted. Include the G5, well over 400 players are uncommitted.
Of 450 that left P5 schools, only 20% ended up at another P5. That’s 92 players. Only 65 have found a spot at a G5 school.
You ask what the reasoning is? Teams simply don’t have room.
“I think when a lot of these kids decide to transfer, they think there’s enough spots open, but there are no spots available. “ – Patt Narduzzi (Pittsburgh HC)
The 25-man limit for a recruiting class was made much more strict in 2017. P5’s on average signed 22 in 2019. Miami is one exception, they signed 17 and have added 8 more transfers.
“They have no idea – NONE – that the NCAA put in the hard 25 initial rule in, they think anyone can go anywhere.”
Coaches are also upset that when you do lose players to the portal, there is no way to replace them because you can only sign 25. Arizona State is in the lows 70s in terms of scholarship players, same with Virginia Tech after 12 transfers.
Coaches are extremely selective in who they are taking from a transfer standpoint. They are looking at backgrounds, academics, who has been suspended, who has actually produced. If a player hasn’t produced, Lincoln Riley and Edwards would prefer to get a freshman and build the program.
More than 40 players in the portal were once 4-star prospects.
One P5 staffer, “It’s gonna cause a renaissance in JUCO football.”
Thoughts?
