The transfer portal is an interesting beast. It’s hard to keep track of all the players on your favorite team, much less the hundreds of players who annually enter the portal looking for a new team.
How does one evaluate the players your favorite team adds? Is it about recruiting pedigree? Past performance, regardless of level? How much does one consider the program the player is coming from?
The truth is all of it matters. Coaches know this. They take calculated risks based on their assessment of all of the above. But when Missouri adds a player who saw significant snaps on a team which played for the national championship, well, that tends to raise some eyebrows.