Charlie Baker, speaking with reporters at the NCAA Convention, said transfer windows are challenging because they must be built around academic calendars.

Student-athletes can enter their names into the transfer portal during two different periods for the 2024-25 academic year. The first took place in early December and the second in late April.

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While it's not uncommon for a player from a Group of Five or FCS program to have aspirations of transferring to a larger program, it is pretty rare for a player to openly admit that is their goal. Ford will join the Warhawks as the highest-ranked running back recruit in program history, picking them over Louisiana Tech, Memphis, and Minnesota.

Miami-bound Carson Beck entered the portal at the top of the list ahead of John Mateer, who is headed to the SEC to play at Oklahoma.

FBS coaches voted unanimously in favor of replacing the current two portal periods with one 10-day stretch in January.