The transfer portal has been hit or miss for a lot of college athletes thus far.
It was introduced in October of 2018 which enabled student-athletes to ask a school to put their name in it so they can talk to other schools.
Since then, a lot of players have entered the portal and for this season specifically, the numbers are a bit staggering.
Since Aug. 1, 911 FBS scholarship players have entered the portal. Of those 911 players only 32 withdrew from the portal and 243 of the 911 announced new schools.
636 players still remain in the portal as of today.
Portal numbers update:
*911 FBS scholarship players have entered since 8/1
*32 players withdrew
*243 players announced new schools
*27.6% of portal players have announced new schools
*636 FBS scholarship players remain in the portal @rivalsmike— NCAA Transfer Portal (@RivalsPortal) December 28, 2021
This has made the college football world question if the transfer portal is really worth having.
This isn’t good https://t.co/Kft5gUddMc
— JT Thomas (@Jtthomasradio) December 28, 2021
there’s enough evidence now going forward for guys going in that this is not a foolproof pathway to a “better” situation.
part of me wonders if players don’t see what’s going on this cycle and last cycle and adjust accordingly, and there’s your smoothing out. https://t.co/lgCTLnb0Sz
— Derek Peterson (@DrPeteyHV) December 28, 2021
The Portal ain’t really the answer folks. https://t.co/ne37ceoMQE
— Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) December 28, 2021
I’m in favor of student-athletes having flexibility to transfer.
But the lesson? The grass is not always greener. https://t.co/zzVIMmtcov
— Dustin Schutte (@SchutteCFB) December 28, 2021
Grass isn’t always greener. https://t.co/xKdhASB4gv
— Greg Smith Smitty (@GoRamsGo) December 28, 2021
..and this doesn’t include FCS or other lower division players.. https://t.co/E9WCCkWDT4
— The Cursive U (@TheCursiveU) December 28, 2021
600+ formerly scholarship’d players gonna be out of school or paying their own way somewhere.
Great system, solid work. https://t.co/fQqZHxaMnm
— RedDirtSport (@RedDirtSport) December 28, 2021
We’ve already seen some of the best players in the country transfer elsewhere during bowl season. Quinn Ewers, formerly of Ohio State, announced his commitment to Texas after he wasn’t going to get playing time next season.
Former Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler took his talents to South Carolina after Lincoln Riley left for USC. It also was likely due to Caleb Williams having the inside track to start next season.
The transfer portal is only going to continue to be a hot topic for debate as the days go on.
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