In my opinion, this would be a very bad year to choose to enter the portal. Team sizes have been reduced, and that means a lot less people will be playing football next fall than played this year. Meanwhile, there are still players in the system who have Covid years. Thus, there are a historically high number of potential players, combined with a historically low number of positions on Division I teams. That means that in the game of musical chairs that is the portal, a large number of players will be left without chairs when the music stops.
By contrast, next year would be a much better choice for entering the portal. Next year the number of players will remain the same (unless squad sized ar reduced again), however there will be a double attrition. Players who entered college in 2020 will use up their eligibility next year (2020=covid, 2021=redshirt, 2022=Freshman, 2023=soph, 2024=junior, 2025=Senior). Players who entered college in 2021 will also use up their eligibility next year(2021=redshirt, 2022=Freshman, 2023=soph, 2024=junior, 2025=Senior). Thus, any decent players who enter the portal next year will be scooped up, because all rosters will be short players.
“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ― Epictetus
Last Edited: 12/14/2024 7:23:34 PM by L.C.