As we’ve seen so far in the transfer portal. era, the portal is a tool college football programs can use to re-make their rosters seemingly overnight. Meanwhile, some schools might already have pretty complete rosters and use the portal by plugging the last of their roster holes.
Once again, we saw these moves in the Big Ten last season. Some schools made sweeping changes, while others opted to add just a few guys. Regardless, in order to actually use the transfer portal for good, programs must be good at finding the right fits for their rosters and culture, rather than simply throwing darts at the board and hoping a few hit the bullseye.