The transfer portal opened the Pandora's Box for college football. Although it has helped many schools, including HBCU. But it is difficult for high school students.

The NCAA transfer portal has created an environment in which the relocation of athletes has become commonplace. You can see it flying from a mile away. Unfortunately, there is no turning back now. The unsuspecting recipients of the consequences of this trend are high school athletes.

High school four-star and five-star athletes are still in great demand. Even the highest level college coaches will pursue these athletes in top FBS programs. Three-star athletes are the main courses for G5 and FCS level players. However, it is difficult for potential customers with ratings below 3 to reach the FCS and FBS levels.

In February 2021, it was revealed that Texas State University recruited zero high school players. They got one JuCo player from the transfer portal and the rest. In total, the Sunbelt Conference Bobcats recruited 11 transfer players.

Nine players have transferred from Clemson University this season alone, and no level will be affected by the transfer portal, which eliminates the requirement that athletes must sit for a year before transferring to another school.

Before the transfer door opens, college coaches will flood state high school tournaments to find that piece of their future. Nowadays, with the emergence of athletes and the search for new homes, coaches must focus on the transfer portal. These athletes usually bring college experience, which is considered more valuable than participating in high school competitions.

This is also the result that the coach must win immediately. Traditionally, when a new coach enters college courses, it is understood that it takes three to four years for the coach to fill the roster of athletes who can play a role in his particular system. The patience of fans and boosters has become shorter. Generally speaking, coaches have about 18 months to two years to show significant progress, or many of these schools are making the next choice.

A shining example of this is the hiring of Willie Taggart from Oregon by Florida State University. Before being fired, Taggart did not complete two full seasons with the Seminole team. What the government needs to see is the 9-12 record and the defeat of the in-state rivals the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida Gators.

What is lost in the FSU competition is the fact that under the plan of Jimbo Fisher (Jimbo Fisher), it takes time to rebound from the decline. Academic success is a problem that Taggart is praised for for correcting. Anyone with any NCAA knowledge knows that scholars can cancel a project as quickly as possible. Nonetheless, powerful promoters and investors only see victory as the result.  

Ultimately, it is this mentality that is crucial for college coaches to stay at the top of the transfer portal and find shining diamonds on it that can complete their plans.  

Critics of the portal believe that it can protect children from adversity. College players are no longer willing to wait for their turn, but are willing to have the opportunity to transfer now. College coaches use it as their carrot...play time.

For every Jalen Hurts, his career prospects in Alabama, transfer to Oklahoma in his last season, there are athletes transferred to more than one school...find this perfect opportunity. For many people, it will never come.

With all of these whirlpools happening inside the NCAA, high school players are pushed into the further background. Top players (four and five stars) are still highly sought after, but players who need a little development now are of lower value to many college coaches.  

Brook County High School coach Morris Freeman just won the A-level state championship in Georgia and posted a post at the beginning of the transfer portal conveyor belt last year. He said it is best for high school students not to ignore Division II's offer, because Division I's offer is becoming scarcer.

The high school coach expressed concern that the portal severely limits opportunities and is destroying the dreams of high school players. With the arrival of the early signing period, most of the top five schools signed contracts for all athletes during this period. In January, during the traditional signing period, high school students and coaches had to face the reality. Players in the portal had a preference for traditional high school graduates many times. This is especially true in higher-level football matches.

Delaware State University head coach Rod Milstead doesn't like portals. He talked about his problem in November. A few weeks later, he lost All-MEAC and ran back to Sy'Veon Wilkerson to the portal. All-MEAC kicker Jose Romo-Martinez moved from DSU to FAMU, where he won the honor of the first-team SWAC this season. The transmission portal also sent several rough diamonds polished by HBCU to the Power Five project. Morgan State University found Darren Baldwin, and Jackson State University gave him light. But he moved to Michigan State, where he contributed to his plan to win the top ten championships. Speaking of Jackson State University, since Deion Sanders took over, it has taken advantage of the transfer portal. Of course, it lost players like Baldwin and others, but it brought players like James Houston, Marach Widman and several other key players. Finally, the transfer portal is part of the reality of this new era of college football. But for the prospects of high school, to get where they want to go, there is still an obstacle to overcome.

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