The transfer portal as we know it changed in 2021, when the rule requiring athletes to sit a year was rescinded. That, plus NIL, led to transferring from being a rare occurrence to something expected.

The transfer portal opened as a database for college players on the move in 2018, but in 2021, it became a real force in college athletics with the adoption of a "free transfer" - the opportunity to ...

The NCAA football oversight committee is recommending emergency legislation to protect the transfer portal window by issuing penalties for schools and coaches who circumvent the rules.