The transfer portal has become college football's great equalizer. With the shockwaves sent through the sport by Alabama legend Nick Saban retiring and being replaced by Kalen DeBoer, the story for this portal window hasn't been completely written.
Players from the Crimson Tide and Washington Huskies can still enter, and there are other big names who have yet to make their decision. Another window for transfers opens up in the spring, too.
The revolving door is never closing.
However, as the initial 2024 portal picture crystalizes a bit, we can identify some of the teams that appear to have transformed for the better and others who have lost some key pieces.