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What the heck is the transfer portal, and how does it affect Washington and Washington State?

The transfer portal and a wave of immediate eligibility waivers have dominated the college football offseason. So what does it all mean?

Chris Petersen shook his head three times, in search of an effective answer.

Washington’s sixth-year head coach was sitting in front of a microphone and a line of cameras, flanked by a purple backdrop, dutifully answering a round of questions on national signing day in early February. For nearly 22 minutes, he discussed the program’s recruiting strategy, as well as his latest class of signees and where the Huskies go from here.

But suddenly, he was stumped.