Some Insight Regarding The Transfer Portal
A few weeks ago there was a discussion about the transfer portal. Some of the questions centered on how many student athletes were in the portal and other discussions focused on the mechanics of the process.
On Feb 1, 2019 there were 1,789 athletes in the portal that spanned all Division 1 sports. Just for a reference point, less than 600 of those transfers are football players. After football, one of the biggest transfer portal surprises has been D-1 Soccer. They have the largest percentage of transfers followed by Lacrosse and women's basketball.
The NCAA has tracked D-1 Football transfers for years at an estimated rate of 6.25 percent per year. As of Feb, 2019, the transfer rate is around 5.4 percent. So, there really isn't a proven epidemic of transfers to date. Those numbers may go up in the future with the relaxed transfer rules along with the trend of immediate eligibility
Here are some key points about the portal mechanics:
- Once you notify your coach or AD, the Compliance Officer enters your name, NCAA ID, school, sport, and email address into the database.
- Once you have entered the database schools can terminate the athlete's student aid at the end of the semester
- Most schools check the portal daily, whereas others check it weekly.
Here is a link to more information:
http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/di-saac-notification-transfer.pdf
Which B1G football teams have been effected the most by the portal this year? Penn St. They have 18 football players in the portal and only one is returning to PSU. Who has been effected the least? Northwestern, MSU, and Wisconsin all have one name in the portal. Most other schools avg 4-5.
Michigan has 5 in the transfer portal. One of which includes Tyrone Wheatley Jr. Even though he played at Stony Brook last year, he came back to Michigan and graduated. One other noteworthy name in the portal was Alex Malzone. He is on the move again from Miami of Ohio after never starting a game or completing a single pass.
February 26th, 2019 at 2:54 PM ^
Interesting response:
Q: Are there any consequences if I give a notification of transfer and then don’t transfer?
A: NCAA rules do not apply any consequences if a student notifies a school of an impending transfer and then does not transfer.
ALTHOUGH, once you have communicated your intention to transfer to your coach and compliance officer, your coach does not have to invite you back on the team and your financial aid or scholarship also may be discontinued for the following term.
February 26th, 2019 at 3:13 PM ^
Yeah, and Lamont Wade at PSU did just that. He intended to transfer, entered his name in the portal, but talked it out with the PSU staff and returned to PSU.
February 26th, 2019 at 3:04 PM ^
Interesting... Thanks for the information!
And congratulations, Ty Wheatley Jr!!!
February 26th, 2019 at 3:27 PM ^
I would never have guessed the average transfer rate is 5-6%. Sometimes we hear about two Michigan guys leaving in a short time period and it feels like the sky is falling, but I guess we're right around average. Good to know.
February 26th, 2019 at 3:42 PM ^
Sorry, I should have been more clear. That is the NCAA average.
February 26th, 2019 at 3:35 PM ^
That's a good post - good job. +1.
Looking at things from a 30,000-foot point-of-view, I view the "transfer portal" as a good thing. It provides players a way to widely spread news of their desire to explore opportunities elsewhere. The "transfer portal" is a player friendly thing. I view player friendly things as good things.
As you pointed out, though, the actual transfer rate isn't extraordinarily high. We're not an epidemic levels yet.
Penn State has gotten a lot of press this winter as regards their 18 players in the portal. Some will transfer (Juwan Johnson is now an Oregon Duck), but I'd expect Lamont Wade won't be the only one among the 18 back at PSU in 2019.
February 26th, 2019 at 7:30 PM ^
Even if many of the PSU players in the portal opt to return, 18 still seems like a large number to nominate themselves to transfer, which is basically a vote of "no confidence" in the team, the coaches, or their place on the team. It will be interesting to see how it works out next fall.
Can't argue with that --- Franklin has now had 2 teams in 4 years (2015 & 2018) where it was apparent, by late in the year, there were team chemistry problems.
2015 made some sense: a mix of Franklin & O'Brien folk (and a few Paterno-recruited guys too). Many of the older folk who saw a lot of change during their tenure just tuned out at the end.
Franklin, I think, lost a lot of confidence among the 2018 players with the end of that OSU game.
February 26th, 2019 at 4:35 PM ^
What other 4 are in the portal? I imagine Reuben Jones is 1. Ulizio already has signed with Pitt.
February 26th, 2019 at 5:05 PM ^
Singleton to Rutgers and Solomon to Tennessee. Others like Hudson, Taylor, Irving-Bey etc. have cleared the portal.
There will be a couple more in the portal after spring practice.
February 26th, 2019 at 11:12 PM ^
is the roster basically set save for spring transfers? Think they are after anyone else in the grad transfer market as of right now? Sounded like we had some work to do to get to the scholarship limit anyways...
February 26th, 2019 at 5:10 PM ^
https://247sports.com/college/michigan/Season/2019-Football/TransferPortal/
A lot of big names in the Portal this year. Loads of QB's. This will likely be the norm going forward as immediate playing time becomes more of a thing that players desire.
February 26th, 2019 at 5:16 PM ^
The number of QB’s in the portal is slightly alarming.
February 26th, 2019 at 7:05 PM ^
Mostly OT: Anyone know what Malzone did academically at Miami (NTM)? Maybe pick up a Master of Something? Is he fixing to do the same elsewhere?
February 26th, 2019 at 10:02 PM ^
Alex Malzone was Master of His Domain. He won a contest!
February 27th, 2019 at 1:41 AM ^
This doesn't belong here, but I don't have enough points to post as a separate board topic (though someone should). Fran McCcaffery called a ref a "cheating motherf*cker" after Iowa lost to Ohio State tonight. He and his son were both T'd up during the game.
What makes this board-worthy is that Paul Szelc and Steve McJunkins were 2 of the 3 officials calling that game. Recall, Szelc was the one who ejected Beilein and McJunkins called our game against MSU on Sunday.
It comforts me to know these crappy officials are hearing it from the coaches. And when it gets pub like this, surely Delaney must have to acknowledge in some way or another.
February 27th, 2019 at 7:28 AM ^
Use the force Luke and don't thread jack. Make your own thread.
Oops - never mind, you don't have enough points. Perhaps you never will.
February 27th, 2019 at 10:29 AM ^
I prefer old school insults like “have another donut you fat pig.”
February 28th, 2019 at 10:17 AM ^
+1 for calling Delaney "Shirley"
February 27th, 2019 at 10:48 AM ^
Harbaugh talked about this on his podcast that posted yesterday. He basically said that the portal as a communication tool is a net positive, but he does worry about players (and all college students) transferring prematurely. He thinks that having limits on when players can transfer (after 1 year) would be a benefit.
February 27th, 2019 at 11:00 AM ^
Good stuff. It's sort of interesting to see how few guys actually transfer. PSU is obviously a bit of an outlier, but it sure seems like most schools have a couple of guys looking for other opportunities, and it makes sense.
February 27th, 2019 at 3:47 PM ^
Make it two for Wisconsin now:
Source confirmed Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook is in the transfer portal. First reported by @mzenitz
— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) February 27, 2019
February 28th, 2019 at 11:34 AM ^
As of Feb, 2019, the transfer rate is around 5.4 percent. So, there really isn't a proven epidemic of transfers to date
While the numbers are still fairly low it only takes one big name to make significant differences. Imagine where UM would have been without Patterson. Where would OSU be without Fields? I think they really need to address the issue of who needs to sit a year vs not.
February 28th, 2019 at 10:56 PM ^
You mean at the QB position, or big names at all positions?
I think it's common sense that QBs are the most important position, however I think they need to be clear about the rule regardless of position. Those are just the two biggest impact transfer's I've seen lately.
February 28th, 2019 at 3:25 PM ^
What's up with the bumper crop of transferees at PSU? That's nearly a whole class worth of players.
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