Over 1,600 players entered the transfer portal by the time December’s Early Signing Period came and another 200 joined them in time for National Signing Day on February 2.
All of this player movement has resulted in programs across the country tapping into the portal’s resources in search of key pickups that can help a team win immediately — with Conference USA clubs being no exception. Five C-USA teams were ranked among the top-65 programs in transfer portal recruiting rankings, per 247 Sports and half of the league’s teams added at least five players from the portal in time for NSD.