Penn State head coach James Franklin wants college football transfer portal window moved
Anyone who has followed college football over the past few years knows the sport's calendar is completely broken. Perhaps the biggest issue of all is the winter transfer portal window, which begins prior to the end of the previous season's playoff and bowl games. This often puts players in the unenviable position of having to choose between finishing the season out with their current team or entering the portal with enough time to find a new home before the spring semester starts.
This week, a notable Big Ten head coach spoke up on the issue. In a recent appearance on The Triple Option, a college football podcast hosted by Fox Sports's Rob Stone, Urban Meyer, and Mark Ingram II, Penn State head coach James Franklin advocated for moving college football's transfer portal window until after the postseason ends.
'We're having these conversations during the playoffs,' Franklin said. 'I'm trying to retain my team during the playoffs. That's the challenge. We're trying to get rid of this so you don't have the transfer portal open during the playoffs. We should be totally focused on trying to win a championship and instead, I'm having conversations to try to keep the team together.'
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