Three years removed from the introduction of NIL, college football has turned into the Wild West every offseason.
Players flying back and forth between teams with high-dollar deals and shadowy, middle-man agents. All the while, practically zero rules or regulations for the NCAA to enforce. The result is the seemingly lawless land we see unfolding every time the regular season ends.
Folks can understand when a player leaves because his coach got fired and he wants to follow him, or when a guy transfers closer to home for family reasons. That’s the original purpose of the transfer portal, after all.