College football has a calendar problem. The sport’s postseason, draft, and biggest free agency window now all occur at the same time. That means program’s must build for the future and still work with the current team at the same.

The college football transfer portal giveth and it taketh, but not all transfers are created equal. Teams often have to make room for new additions or to churn over the back half to the roster. If it's a new coaching staff,

The AFCA proposes transfer portal reforms to balance player freedom with program stability, addressing chaos in modern college football’s landscape

“BREAKING: Purdue starting transfer CB Kyndrich Breedlove has Committed to Arizona State, he tells @on3sports,” Hayes Fawcett said in a post. “The 5’11 188 CB totaled 40 Tackles, 4 PD, & 3 INT this season Will have 1 year of eligibility remaining.”

Charlie Baker, speaking with reporters at the NCAA Convention, said transfer windows are challenging because they must be built around academic calendars.

FBS coaches put forward a proposal to change the transfer portal, unanimously approving it in a vote on Tuesday, according to David Hale of ESPN. The proposal

The vote took place during a coaches’ meeting at the 2025 American Football Coaches Association convention in Charlotte, N.C., per the ESPN story. FBS coaches voted to move the transfer window to Jan.