February 16, 2025
By Keagan Pope, On3 Sports: Much has become evident in college football in the past 3 1/2 years since the advent of the NCAA Transfer Portal and the explosion of NIL. Coaches have entirely new challenges on their hands with roster-building and potentially even more important — retention.
But it could be argued that the most obvious conclusion after a few portal cycles and recruiting calendars is this: elite teams are not built with an either/or approach. Even this year’s two national championship participants, Notre Dame and Ohio State, relied on both high-level recruiting — and keeping those players around — as well as finding key additions in the transfer portal.
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