Transfer Portal's Direction

[Eagle74]

The more I see the evolution of the transfer portal, the less I like the way it's headed.

In the past (pre-portal days) I assisted with the recruitment process for a couple or years, and most people don't see the time and expense invested by colleges in recruiting and signing quality players which fit best with a program.

I'm proposing to the NCAA that a recruitment reimbursement clause be immediately put in place that if any player (who played a minimum of 4 games during the past season) decides to enter the transfer portal pay the school a reimbursement fee of 10 thousand dollars to jump ship.

This reimbursement fee could either be paid by the program the player is transferring to, or by the player before they can play a single down for any NCAA recognize school of any division.

[TheBigCat2192]

I would suggest looking up “State of Ohio v NCAA”, “Sherman Antitrust Act”, and “restraint of trade”, and then ponder for a while how laughably unrealistic it would be to impose an exit fee on the players. If you’d prefer not to get bogged down in reading a law or court cases from 2024 perhaps try this thought experiment: if a school recruits a student athlete, and then decides not to renew his scholarship after the first year, would they have to pay him $10K? If not, why would it be acceptable to require the opposite?

[Eagle74]

Recentlty, and based on the strength of a contract, Duke University's QB Darian Mensah had to pay the school a considerable amount of money to be able to transfer to Miami. (settled out of court)

If a mandated ruling isn't put in place, I believe, moving forward, every school should consider utilizing a contract for every player.