The Portal.
by TWO (2019-05-16 11:32:27)
Post Reply Return to Rock's House

So this is the first big year for the Portal and a lot of kids have taken advantage of it. 450 players from Power 5 conferences have their names in the Portal. Sadly the numbers aren't great for them finding that new and better home.

240 kids have found new homes, but only 92 of them are with another Power 5 team. That leaves 210 kids who unless they can get something this summer will likely be walking on some place and paying their own tuition. While there is no rule that they can't come back to their old team, most coaches have said if you go into the portal you're done.

Pat Narduzzi told the Athletic that you can't have one foot in and one foot out. If you go into the Portal you are gone. Herm Edwards said the same thing. There are cases of players changing their minds and the coach welcoming them back, but those are the exception and likely the player is one they need.

Speculation is that while the Portal was supposed to make it more player friendly to transfer, eliminating the need to go behind the back of your current team/coach to find a new spot. But with this many kids not having offers it would seem that kids will start doing that again before they put their name in the portal and lose their scholarship.

I don't know if they can fix this, it's just going to be a risk for kids to take if they feel they can't continue at their current program.

Replies: