The NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee has recommended eliminating the spring window for the transfer portal and having a single 10-day window starting on Jan. 2.
The committee is also proposing that December be a recruiting dead period. Coaches would still be able to call, write, text or email prospects, but visits on or off campus, would not be allowed.
The Division I Administrative Committee must approve the legislative changes. The vote is expected to occur before Oct. 1.
FBS coaches voted unanimously to support the January portal proposal during their American Football Coaches Association convention earlier this year. The changes, if implemented, would allow coaches to focus more on coaching during bowl season, and it would prevent most teams from losing active players as they prepare for important games.
The spring window, which was April 16-25 in the most recent offseason, had many players and coaches juggling transfers and spring practices. Nico Iamaleava, the quarterback who led Tennessee to the College Football Playoff last season, left Knoxville for UCLA in the spring, leaving the Volunteers scrambling. The problem might have been avoided without a spring window.