College players transferring to new teams is nothing new. Players get frustrated for various reasons and decide to seek greener pastures elsewhere.
But with the advent of the transfer portal, and with the loosening of restrictions on player movement, players transferring has taken center stage in college football.
Now, coaches need to not only recruit players out of high school, but they must also recruit players from the portal - while also continuously recruiting players already on their team, lest they dip their toe in the portal water.
Take a look at just the last four articles on BSD relating to player decisions:
First, we have defensive lineman Davon Townley, who had already entered the portal, deciding he wanted to return to the Blue and White.