New One-Time 2025 Transfer Portal Period

[HeavenUniversity]

Am I correct that this means the roster limits don’t really apply this year if School B picks up a kid from School A ?

BREAKING: NCAA Allows One-Time Transfer Portal Window

The Arizona State Sun Devils could potentially be impacted by this decision.

www.si.com

 

[IndianaVol]

I think you are.

I think the NCAA is just rolling the 'no roster limit if certain criteria are met' rule forward a year by use of this window.

I think the same criteria still applies to any player looking to transfer in this window in the fact that they would not have been guaranteed a roster spot at the current school for this coming season.

Could be interesting to see if any NIL names pop up here.

 

[WillisWG]

Am I correct that this means the roster limits don’t really apply this year if School B picks up a kid from School A ?

BREAKING: NCAA Allows One-Time Transfer Portal Window

The Arizona State Sun Devils could potentially be impacted by this decision.

www.si.com

Well now

Ahead of the final settlement being approved, many schools began cutting athletes to get under the roster limits. However, the judge required an amendment to the settlement before it was approved in an attempt to protect those athletes.

As a result, any current college athletes cut from teams because of roster limits, in addition to any recruits with offers pulled, will be labeled as a “Designated Student Athlete.” DSAs will not count against roster limits at their original institution or any institution where they transfer. They will remain DSAs for the remainder of their collegiate eligibility.

An athlete is eligible to be placed on a DSA list if he/she
(1) would have been removed from the school's 2025-26 roster due to new roster limits;
(2) was an eligible member of a team in 2024-25;
(3) was recruited & assured by a school of a 2025-26 roster spot."

New Roster Limits Set by House v. NCAA

Division I schools opting into the House settlement will no longer have scholarship limits and can fully fund scholarships up to the new roster limits.

businessofcollegesports.com

 

[TNnative]

Does the NCAA ever do anything smart?

 

[S.C. OrangeMan]

Does the NCAA ever do anything smart?

Rarely, if ever.

 

[RockyTopTexas]

I miss the old college football.. where our recruiting class mattered. Haven’t cared about a recruit since Jaylen McCollough.. what was that 2017? It honestly sucks

 

[Dadof2Vols]

Does the NCAA ever do anything smart?

Against their Charter

 

[feathersax]

I miss the old college football.. where our recruiting class mattered. Haven’t cared about a recruit since Jaylen McCollough.. what was that 2017? It honestly sucks

Trying to hang in, but college football is becoming like NFL, MLB, etc. Dead to me.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Well Im 100% for a one-time no penalty transfer rule but I dont understand the timing. July7th - August 5th?? Thats way too close to fall camp to be disrupting rosters that way! This window should open the day after the National Championship game, and close after 31 days. National Signing Day should take place 2 weeks following the closing of the transfer portal and the NCAA should eliminate early signing period. Make NSD an event once again! After NSD, the rosters are what they are until the following year's transfer portal window opens.

Personally I would add another caveat to the transfer rule. Players can only transfer if they have spent a minimum of two years at their original school. This would hopefully help quell rash decisions made by young, impulsive players and help protect the school's heavy investments into these athletes.