University Park— Right now, there are two transfer portal windows in college football, and Penn State coach James Franklin wants to see that change.
The winter window closed Dec. 28.
The spring window will open April 16 and run through April 25.
This means that players can go through a whole spring practice season and still decide to transfer, as we just saw in Knoxville, Tennessee.
For Franklin, the best thing for the sport would be for one transfer portal window.
WHAT FRANKLIN SAID
James Franklin ahead of the Nittany Lions matchup against the Irish in the Orange Bowl.
Here’s what Franklin said about the way the current transfer portal windows are set up.
“I think from my board meetings with the AFCA and what most coaches across the country are speaking on— I want to be careful I’m not speaking for all coaches but I think a good majority of them would like one window,” he said. “I think that’s in everybody’s best interests. The players know who’s on the roster, the coaches know who’s on the roster.
For Franklin, eliminating spring football entirely is a viable option.
“Even if you made (the window) after spring ball and then went to more of… even maybe got rid of spring football and went to maybe like a summer OTAs and did it then,” he said. “I think there needs to be one window. Right now, there’s no rules.”
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.“You could have 50 guys go in the portal at this time of year, and it’s a problem,” he said. “There’s also protection already for if there’s a coaching change, which we’ve seen. Right now, there’s just no rules, and I don’t really think it’s in anybody’s best interest.”
PENN STATE COULD STILL BENEFIT
Chop Robinson gets set to rush the passer.
Penn State could well benefit from the spring transfer portal window even though Franklin feels the way things are set up is flawed at best.
One of Franklin’s best defensive players, Chop Robinson, committed to Penn State from Maryland in April 2022.
The program’s Name, Image and Likeness collective, Happy Valley United, launched a spring transfer portal fund earlier this month.
Penn State: Happy Valley United Begins Spring NIL Transfer Portal Fund
Penn State’s annual spring game is scheduled for Saturday, April 26 at 2 p.m.
Who knows if it will be the last one.
