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Class of 2026 2025-26 Portal

This is the same story as Collins. He has had no proven games in college. No thank you.
Although I am not a qb talent expert, because he couldn't get on the field for Ohio St. or South Carolina with LaNorris Sellers, I would not rule him out if he or Syracuse expressed interest. I know there is the 2 for 2's arguments, it has to be put into perspective. Ohio State's 2's are not the same a 2's from Colgate.
 
On3 has 1007 entered or expected (far majority) to go into the portal at 2pm ET on 12/22. Who knows how many by the actual portal opening time? 2000?

There is no way there are homes for that many players, is there? Hope kids are not getting bad advice and end up losing a scholarship, but I'm sure it happens. Maybe a lot.
 
On3 has 1007 entered or expected (far majority) to go into the portal at 2pm ET on 12/22. Who knows how many by the actual portal opening time? 2000?

There is no way there are homes for that many players, is there? Hope kids are not getting bad advice and end up losing a scholarship, but I'm sure it happens. Maybe a lot.

IIRC, a shockingly large % end up not finding a next home after entering the portal.

There's a chunk that land at a peer program.
Another chunk that drop down and find a home.
And a substantial bunch that go... POOF.

Of course, no athlete ever thinks that THEY are going to be one of the folks in that last bucket.

From AI:

A significant number of college football players who enter the transfer portal do not end up at a new school; estimates suggest that over half of all student-athletes who enter the portal do not land with a new team. For FBS football players specifically, around 41% of entrants did not land at a new school in one recent cycle.

Key Insights
  • Overall Risk: Entering the portal is a major risk. For the more than 31,000 student-athletes who entered in 2023, approximately 45% successfully moved to new schools, meaning more than half did not.
  • Division Differences: The success rate varies by division. For FCS players, the numbers are worse; only about 36% enrolled at a new school in a two-year period, with 58% remaining exploring options or leaving the sport.
  • Scholarships: Not all players who find a new school receive a scholarship. In one analysis, only 59% of FBS transfers ended up on scholarship at their next school.
  • Unsigned Players: Data from a 2022-23 cycle showed that after accounting for those who went pro or retired, around 17% of players remained unsigned. In another recent report, around 31% of Division I athletes who entered the portal remained uncommitted.
  • Reasons for being unsigned: Players may face academic, legal, or injury issues, or there may simply be no available roster spots. Some players may transfer to non-NCAA schools (like junior colleges) or leave the sport entirely.
 
IIRC, a shockingly large % end up not finding a next home after entering the portal.

There's a chunk that land at a peer program.
Another chunk that drop down and find a home.
And a substantial bunch that go... POOF.

Of course, no athlete ever thinks that THEY are going to be one of the folks in that last bucket.

From AI:

A significant number of college football players who enter the transfer portal do not end up at a new school; estimates suggest that over half of all student-athletes who enter the portal do not land with a new team. For FBS football players specifically, around 41% of entrants did not land at a new school in one recent cycle.

Key Insights
  • Overall Risk: Entering the portal is a major risk. For the more than 31,000 student-athletes who entered in 2023, approximately 45% successfully moved to new schools, meaning more than half did not.
  • Division Differences: The success rate varies by division. For FCS players, the numbers are worse; only about 36% enrolled at a new school in a two-year period, with 58% remaining exploring options or leaving the sport.
  • Scholarships: Not all players who find a new school receive a scholarship. In one analysis, only 59% of FBS transfers ended up on scholarship at their next school.
  • Unsigned Players: Data from a 2022-23 cycle showed that after accounting for those who went pro or retired, around 17% of players remained unsigned. In another recent report, around 31% of Division I athletes who entered the portal remained uncommitted.
  • Reasons for being unsigned: Players may face academic, legal, or injury issues, or there may simply be no available roster spots. Some players may transfer to non-NCAA schools (like junior colleges) or leave the sport entirely.

Sounds like a whole bunch of kids are getting bad advice, or given the talk.
Sad that 41% (assuming AI % is right) are not finding another school and effectively have lost their scholarship.
 
Sounds like a whole bunch of kids are getting bad advice, or given the talk.
Sad that 41% (assuming AI % is right) are not finding another school and effectively have lost their scholarship.
Yep and fans forget that for every Arch Manning there are a ton kids getting almost no money and they are the ones who get The Talk and have few if any options
 


I can’t figure out who his position coach and primary recruiter was at Georgia. Will be interested to see if Syracuse gets involved here. Also, if Virginia Tech does as well.
 
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