The frustrating reality of the transfer portal is that it works both ways. So while Kalen DeBoer and Courtney Morgan can feel excitement about offseason additions like wide receiver Isaiah Horton from Miami or linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green from Colorado, Alabama’s staff also has to spend much of fall camp finalizing replacements for outgoing transfers like Elijah Pritchett or Justice Haynes.
There may not be 25 outgoing transfers as there were this time around, but next offseason will once again bring about the inevitable roster churn of modern college football. The seeds are often planted for those outgoing transfers early in the year, maybe as early as fall camp.