Between August 1, 2022 and May 1, 2023, over 8,000 college football players entered the transfer portal, an ever-growing phenomenon which wasn’t even in the sport’s lexicon five years ago. In the modern, not only do college football coaches need to fulfill their regular high school recruiting duties, but addressing the names in the transfer portal is now another item in the job description.
But sometimes, you don’t need to recruit star talent in the transfer portal, because it’s already made up its mind. Such is the case with former East Carolina cornerback Malik Fleming. In four seasons at ECU, Fleming played roughly 2,300 snaps.