With the news of Warren Washington’s decision to transfer away from Oregon State after just one season with the program, some Beaver fans began grumbling and complaining about “the state of the program”. Why can’t Wayne Tinkle get guys to stay in Corvallis? Is he still the right man for the job? When you dig a little deeper I think it becomes pretty obvious that this isn’t just a Wayne Tinkle problem and Oregon State doesn’t have a transfer problem on their hands.
The truth is with the addition of the transfer portal (not just a football thing), players can now enter the transfer portal and talk to other schools and coaches without getting “permission” from their current university first.