Transfer portal season in college football is officially moving to January.

The NCAA Division I Cabinet formally approved a significant change to the transfer portal process Tuesday, establishing a single offseason transfer portal window for FBS and FCS players Jan. 2-16, 2026, and eliminating the spring portal window in April.

What will this mean for coaches, players and roster management across the sport this offseason? Here's a breakdown of what comes next.

What do coaches think of this change?

While head coaches have been wanting to see a single portal window in college football for years, they didn't all agree that January is the best answer for the sport.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day told reporters it "doesn't make any sense" that playoff teams will have to make decisions on next

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