"While head coaches have been wanting to see a single portal window in college football for years, they didn't all agree that January is the best answer for the sport. Ohio State coach Ryan Day told reporters it "doesn't make any sense" that playoff teams will have to make decisions on next year's roster while they're still competing for a national championship."
"Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said most Big Ten coaches wanted to move the portal window to April or May, citing the timing of revenue sharing payments as another factor, because Nebraska pays its players from July 1 to June 30. "We're going to have players getting paid by two different teams in the same year," Rhule said. "It doesn't make any sense to me.""
"SEC coaches came out in support of the January proposal, believing that it would ultimately be more problematic to put off these roster moves until the spring. They need to get their rosters set and their new players enrolled in January for offseason training and spring practice. Several SEC coaches acknowledged it might not be easy for the last few teams in the College Football Playoff, but it's the right change for everybody else."
The NCAA Division I Cabinet voted to create one offseason transfer portal window for FBS and FCS from Jan. 2–16, 2026, and to remove the spring portal in April. Coaches have wanted a single window but disagree on timing, with concerns that playoff teams must make roster decisions while still competing. Nebraska cited revenue-sharing and pay-period conflicts that could result in players being paid by two teams in the same year. SEC coaches favored January so rosters and incoming players can be set and enrolled for offseason training and spring practice, despite acknowledged complications for late playoff teams.
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