re: Clarify the portal for me, pls?

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Another important factor to consider is that the SEC office established rules for intraconference transfers. Undergraduates seeking immediate eligibility this season were required to enter the NCAA transfer portal by January 18th. There is a little grace for graduate transfers who have until February 1st to announce their intentions.

The current SEC rule would prohibit any spring portal entrant to play within the league during the 2023 college football season. The rule has both critics and supporters. The transfer process continues to evolve. The legislation around it all continues to change with it. There are some who hope the SEC will simply adopt the NCAA guidelines for transfers and allow players to move freely throughout the conference no matter when they enter the portal. Others believe once a program goes through spring football that they should not have to worry about a player defecting and taking inside information to a potential opponent within the league.
As it stands today, the rule remains steadfast. Sources close to the situation share that SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has declared that there will be no waivers granted for transfers within the conference this spring. In order for that process to change, the SEC presidents would have to vote to adjust the current policy. A vote is expected to take place during the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament the week of March 8th through the 12th. How that vote goes remains to be seen, but the current belief is that the current rule will remain in place.

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