College football’s version of free agency is in full swing with over 650 players choosing to enter the transfer portal since the end of the 2021 regular season.
As a result, recruiting players out of the portal — and recruiting your own players from entering the portal has become as equally crucial as high school recruiting in today’s landscape.
January 1st Portal Cup update (scholarship players to portal since 8/1)
P5:
Virginia - 19
Syracuse, Indiana - 16
FSU, Michigan St - 15
Texas, MD - 13
Iowa State, Arizona, Kentucky - 12
G5:
Nevada - 20
Buffalo - 18
UConn, FIU, Colorado State, UCF, Hawaii - 15@rivalsmike— NCAA Transfer Portal (@RivalsPortal) January 1, 2022Coming off a 1-11 record in ‘21 coupled with the departure of Butch Davis and the hire of Mike MacIntyre, it’s not a surprise to see FIU’s roster undergoing a massive turnover this offseason.