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The Transfer Portal continues to have unintended consequences across college football

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College Football is changing fast. As rosters turn over yearly, are teams losing the leadership that once defined them?

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College Football has always been about talent, but it has never been only about talent. The best programs, the ones that dominate, have always been built on leadership. Not the flashy kind that shows up on highlight reels, but the uncomfortable, behind-the-scenes kind that sets standards when no one is watching.

That is why the transfer portal has sparked a conversation that goes beyond wins and losses.