Due to the coronavirus pandemic, nine scholarship football players joined Washington State this winter without having any face-to-face interaction with the Cougars' coaching staff. Physical measurements from online recruiting profiles and virtual evaluations were slyly double-checked when the new student-athletes arrived on campus.
"It’s those breaths of fresh air," Washington State coach Nick Rolovich said. "We haven’t had any negative surprises."
There were 1,827 players from the Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision in the transfer portal as of this past week, Delaware coach Danny Rocco said, with that number set to leap over 2,000 after another exodus of players into the portal after the completion of spring practices.