NCAA Division I Cabinet approves change to football transfer window
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New NCAA transfer portal windows are coming to college football within the next few months. On Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Cabinet approved the portal opening for 10 days, beginning on the first business day following Jan. 1. While the season will still not be over for a few teams, the transfer portal will be open.
The College Football Playoff has three games on the schedule Jan. 1: the Cotton Bowl, the Rose Bowl, and the Peach Bowl. That’s a Friday, meaning the transfer portal will open the following Monday, Jan. 4. Four schools will still be alive for the national championship at the time.
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Semifinals take place on Jan. 14 (Orange Bowl) and Jan. 15 (Sugar Bowl). Around 10 days later, the College Football Playoff national championship is scheduled for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Of course, there will only be one transfer portal window. In years past, multiple have existed — one after the season ended and another following spring practice. But it’s another recent change from the NCAA, only giving players one opportunity a year to move schools.
To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and X (formerly Twitter) account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.
NCAA changes rule regarding in-person attendance of other teams’ contests
Transfer portal rules were not the only changes made by the NCAA Division I Cabinet. Coaches are now no longer allowed to attend other teams’ contests in person. Of course, there are a couple of exceptions to the rule, mainly with postseason play.
“In men’s basketball and football (both FCS and FBS), coaches and other team-specific staff members will now be prohibited from attending preseason, regular-season and conference tournament games involving other teams. Exceptions to the prohibition would apply if the contest is part of an event in which their team is also competing or if the contest involves a family member of the coach or staff member as a participant…
The respective oversight committees supported the rule change as a means of reducing in-person recruiting of potential transfers, with the hope of deterring coaches or team staff members from engaging in “tampering” behavior before a student-athlete has been entered into the Transfer Portal during their respective sport’s notification-of-transfer window.”
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