The Division I Administrative Committee on Tuesday gave final approval for a major change to the football transfer portal, agreeing to remove the spring window in favor of a single, 15-day window in January.
Going forward, FBS football players will only be able to enter the transfer portal from Jan. 2-16.
Last month, the Division I FBS Oversight Committee recommended the reduction of days the portal was “open” to one 10-day period from Jan. 2-11.
“In response to student-athlete feedback, the Division I Administrative Committee asked the Division I FBS Oversight Committee to further discuss the length of the period,” the NCAA said in a statement on its website Tuesday.
The Administrative Committee approved a 15-day notification-of-transfer period, saying in a statement that the action i