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Message: [QUOTE="721Comstock, post: 5608996, member: 5429"] 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 [B]over half of all student-athletes who enter the portal do not land with a new team[/B]. For FBS football players specifically, around [B]41% of entrants did not land at a new school[/B] in one recent cycle. Key Insights [LIST] [*][B]Overall Risk[/B]: Entering the portal is a major risk. For the more than [B]31,000 student-athletes[/B] who entered in 2023, approximately [B]45% successfully moved to new schools[/B], meaning more than half did not. [*][B]Division Differences[/B]: The success rate varies by division. For FCS players, the numbers are worse; only about [B]36% enrolled at a new school[/B] in a two-year period, with [B]58% remaining exploring options[/B] or leaving the sport. [*][B]Scholarships[/B]: Not all players who find a new school receive a scholarship. In one analysis, only [B]59% of FBS transfers ended up on scholarship[/B] at their next school. [*][B]Unsigned Players[/B]: Data from a 2022-23 cycle showed that after accounting for those who went pro or retired, around [B]17% of players remained unsigned[/B]. In another recent report, around [B]31% of Division I athletes[/B] who entered the portal remained uncommitted. [*][B]Reasons for being unsigned[/B]: 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. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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