The transfer portal is officially open. While players have been free to announce their intentions to pick up stakes and change schools anytime they want, today is the first day in which they may actually enter their name into the online database generated by the NCAA for student-athletes looking for a fresh start.
Every year of this endeavor the number of players choosing to put their names into the portal has continued to rise. With the advent of NIL, that trend is unlikely to abate. Basically, you need a program just to remember who the ball boy is going to be this year.