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How much pressure does transfer portal put on coaches to play young players?

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The primary goal is to win games. Obviously. But there's more to it than that when it comes to college football and decisions that must be made with who you want to win games with. And when.

Because if you don't let certain players play now, they could decide to bolt via the transfer portal, and thereby hurt your chances of winning in the future.

We'll get to specific players and scenarios in a second, but this was a good exchange the media had with offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich a couple weeks ago.