NCAA Football Oversight Group evaluating elimination of spring transfer portal

The NCAA Football Oversight Group is evaluating the elimination of the spring transfer portal, a source confirmed to On3.

A source told On3 conversations are still ongoing and the FBS and FCS Oversight Groups have yet to have a formal conversation on the topic. According to Yahoo! Sports, the proposal introduced this week would take effect during the 2024-25 school year and impact the cycle.

On3 reported Thursday that any changes to the portal during October’s Division I Council meeting would be put into effect this year. With the elimination of the spring, the transfer portal would last just 30 days in the winter. Currently, it is set to open the day after the College Football Playoff field is announced. According to the NCAA, the portal will open for business Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, and closes Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

The NCAA Division I Council proposed changing the transfer portal windows in football and basketball from 45 to 30 days in June, with a vote from the D-I Council set for October.

In data gathered over the first two years with transfer windows, the NCAA found most athletes enter the portal within the first four weeks of the portal opening.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated

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