Transfer Portal Opening Now Pretty Much Makes Bowl Games Meaningless

[HailToPurple]

Why does the portal have to open up now in December when there are still many bowl games to play?

There is no reason, perhaps except for impatience by coaches and players alike, to start it so soon.

Just hold off opening it until mid-January and let the bowl season end normally.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/penn...oblem-player-enters-despite-upcoming-cfp-game

 

[Purple Pile Driver]

Why does the portal have to open up now in December when there are still many bowl games to play?

There is no reason, perhaps except for impatience by coaches and players alike, to start it so soon.

Just hold off opening it until mid-January and let the bowl season end normally.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/penn...oblem-player-enters-despite-upcoming-cfp-game

The semester starts mid-January.

 

[CoralSpringsCat]

The semester starts mid-January.

Winter classes begin January 6th.

Spring classes begin April 1st.

Summer classes begin June 23rd.

 

[HailToPurple]

The fact that most semesters start in mid-January is not a valid reason for the current transfer policy. A player who is enrolled in a fall football program has an obligation to support that team all the way through post season bowl games. He received a scholarship to take him that far and he needs to honor it through the post season.

If he wants to transfer to another school after the season he will just have to wait until the next school period starts. That might be in the spring if the new school is on a quarter system, or the summer if the school is semester based.

Might he have to give up spring practice for a semester-based school? Yes, he will. That's the price you pay for transferring. You can't always have everything perfectly the way you want. But you need to fulfill obligations to the people who helped you get started.