re: School can sign as many transfers as possible but only 7 to match portal losses, right?

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Go do a quick roster check boss, we won’t have 53 kids after the bowl game.

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Just something to point out, I know everybody wants us to “hammer the portal” and sign as many transfers as possible. It makes sense from the standpoint of getting guys who can play sooner, especially if the alternative is taking weaker-than-normal high school recruits.

That said, it’s a balancing act for Kelly right now. He has to walk the line between filling immediate needs and managing the roster long term. If you take too many guys with 2 years of eligibility (or less) you can end up with an even more massive roster hole in a couple of years.

One thing I haven’t seen discussed much, though, is that the new rule allows for a one-time transfer with immediate eligibility. That means that any players you take from the portal cannot transfer again without either getting a hardship waiver or sitting out a year. So it will be interesting to see the attrition rates over time for transfers vs. high school recruits under the new rules.