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News—Sept. 4, 2025
Single NCAA Football Transfer Portal Window Coming?
Yahoo Sports is reporting that the NCAA Football Oversight Committee has approved a plan for a single NCAA Football Transfer Portal window that is expected to open on Jan. 2, 2026 for 10 days… It would replace the existing December 2025 and April 2026 windows moving forward…
The plan must still be approved by the NCAA Administrative Committee by October 1st for it to take effect for the 2025 football season… The new portal window would allow football players to more easily remain with current schools through, at least, the scheduled CFP Quarterfinal Bowls… Although it would still not help teams and players who reach the final 3 CFP games on the schedule… An early January Portal date is needed to allow transferring players to enroll at new schools ahead of the Spring Semester…
Penn State was hurt by the December Portal window in 2024 when QB Beau Pribula opted to transfer and could not visit new schools and still prepare for the CFP 1st Round game vs. SMU which forced him to leave the team early… And the April 2025 Portal window may have played a factor in a number of schools cancelling end-of-Spring practice football games, or not permitting their TV telecast to limit recruiting as Penn State did with its 2025 Blue-White game…
