One issue I have not seen discussed anywhere is the negative impact the transfer portal will likely have on many kids ability to obtain a college degree.
First, as a general rule when a student transfers from college A to college B, the student will lose some credits.
Second, imagine the first point happening 2-3 times. How many credits will many of these kids have at the end of their 3rd year of college if they have already transferred a few times (Darrell Jackson as an example)?
Third, many kids will not receive any scholarship from the transfer portal. I have read estimates as high as 40%. Which means 40% of kids will leave a college where they had a full scholarship and not have a scholarship at the conclusion of the portal process.
3% of college football players will ever play in the NFL. The obvious math then is that 97% need to obtain a degree or they will have often wasted that opportunity. I am confident the vast majority will not return later in life to college. So is the portal good or bad for the 97% that need to obtain a degree? The verdict won’t arrive for another 4-5 years but I don’t like the direction this is going.
First, as a general rule when a student transfers from college A to college B, the student will lose some credits.
Second, imagine the first point happening 2-3 times. How many credits will many of these kids have at the end of their 3rd year of college if they have already transferred a few times (Darrell Jackson as an example)?
Third, many kids will not receive any scholarship from the transfer portal. I have read estimates as high as 40%. Which means 40% of kids will leave a college where they had a full scholarship and not have a scholarship at the conclusion of the portal process.
3% of college football players will ever play in the NFL. The obvious math then is that 97% need to obtain a degree or they will have often wasted that opportunity. I am confident the vast majority will not return later in life to college. So is the portal good or bad for the 97% that need to obtain a degree? The verdict won’t arrive for another 4-5 years but I don’t like the direction this is going.