The Michigan Wolverines are still hard at work trying to add critical pieces to their roster via the recruiting trail and the transfer portal ahead of the 2025

The athletic director at a mid-sized school that’s making a splash this season has a modest proposal that might offer one way to tame what many say is a transfer-portal system run amok in college sports.

Texas A&M is reworking its wide receiver room for 2025 with four-star Noah Thomas a late entry in the transfer portal. In three seasons, the lengthy 6-foot-6, 200-pound wideout hauled in 73 passes for 984 yards and 15 touchdowns for the Aggies. He led Texas A&M in receiving with 39 catches for 574 yards and eight touchdowns.

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

Student-athletes can enter their names into the transfer portal during two different periods for the 2024-25 academic year. The first took place in early December and the second in late April.

Miami-bound Carson Beck entered the portal at the top of the list ahead of John Mateer, who is headed to the SEC to play at Oklahoma.

Here is a list of former Illinois high school football players in the NCAA transfer portal. We will update as players are added or commit to schools.

NCAA President Charlie Baker says there’s plenty of time to figure out the best window for the transfer portal.

While it's not uncommon for a player from a Group of Five or FCS program to have aspirations of transferring to a larger program, it is pretty rare for a player to openly admit that is their goal. Ford will join the Warhawks as the highest-ranked running back recruit in program history, picking them over Louisiana Tech, Memphis, and Minnesota.