2025 Transfer Portal

[RandolphTJones]

12 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Today?

But the portal ended up not even mattering last year, with all the late action involving ASU/Iowa/SDSU.

So after today athletes can still enter and have no penalty/forfeiture for the season?

[Winners Circle]

15 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Today?

But the portal ended up not even mattering last year, with all the late action involving ASU/Iowa/SDSU.

 

2 minutes ago, RandolphTJones said:

So after today athletes can still enter and have no penalty/forfeiture for the season?

"Welcome to the transfer portal...where the rules are made up and eligibility doesn't matter."

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

2 minutes ago, RandolphTJones said:

So after today athletes can still enter and have no penalty/forfeiture for the season?

Somehow it seemed OK with the ASU/Iowa/SDSU movement, despite it being months after the portal closed.  Trepham, too.  Trepham lost to Trumble in a wrestle off and transferred to Lehigh after starting the season at NCST.

[RandolphTJones]

51 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Somehow it seemed OK with the ASU/Iowa/SDSU movement, despite it being months after the portal closed.  Trepham, too.  Trepham lost to Trumble in a wrestle off and transferred to Lehigh after starting the season at NCST.

Reminds me of the NFL having a "salary cap" 

[wrestlingfan22]

Grad Transfer can move whenever they want. The guys who haven't graduated from their schools yet have issues when it comes to transferring. 

[poorwrestler]

It happens frequently that kids get their paperwork in by the “deadline” and guys like Mineo or Flo don’t find out until like 5 days after. Then we perceive it as guys entering the portal post deadline.

And yes, grad transfers are totally lawless.


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[NoTweats]

45 minutes ago, poorwrestler said:

It happens frequently that kids get their paperwork in by the “deadline” and guys like Mineo or Flo don’t find out until like 5 days after. Then we perceive it as guys entering the portal post deadline.

And yes, grad transfers are totally lawless.


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Lawless or are their different rules for kids that graduate college and still have eligibility?  

[cowcards]

53 minutes ago, wrestlingfan22 said:

Grad Transfer can move whenever they want. The guys who haven't graduated from their schools yet have issues when it comes to transferring. 

Grad transfers have the same portal deadline as everyone else. It was changed after last year's window.

 

1 hour ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Somehow it seemed OK with the ASU/Iowa/SDSU movement, despite it being months after the portal closed.  Trepham, too.  Trepham lost to Trumble in a wrestle off and transferred to Lehigh after starting the season at NCST.

 Trepham as a grad transfer was allowed to enter the portal starting Oct 1. 

Edited May 1, 2025 by cowcards

[poorwrestler]

Lawless or are their different rules for kids that graduate college and still have eligibility?  

It’s lawless, I tell you! Lawless!


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[Wrestleknownothing]

9 minutes ago, poorwrestler said:

It’s lawless, I tell you! Lawless!


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But is it lawless if the law is there is no law?

[MPhillips]

Just now, Wrestleknownothing said:

But is it lawless if the law is there is no law?

WTF...

[Idaho]

I believe tomorrow May 2 is the last day to enter the portal. If I remember correctly, the loophole is that you can transfer schools and "walk on" without entering the portal. I am not sure if they close that loophole.

[NoTweats]

1 hour ago, cowcards said:

Grad transfers have the same portal deadline as everyone else. It was changed after last year's window.

 

 Trepham as a grad transfer was allowed to enter the portal starting Oct 1. 

Thanks for the info..  

 

[JimmySpeaks]

Does a kid actually have to enter the portal to move schools?  According to Damien Hahn the Iowa kids just showed up in his office asking to join the team and we’re never in the portal.  

[Wrestleknownothing]

3 minutes ago, JimmySpeaks said:

Does a kid actually have to enter the portal to move schools?  According to Damien Hahn the Iowa kids just showed up in his office asking to join the team and we’re never in the portal.  

I think that is the loophole @Idaho referenced above.

[JimmySpeaks]

7 minutes ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

I think that is the loophole @Idaho referenced above.

I’m assuming “walk on’s” can still earn schollies and $ 

[okokzach]

Tate Picklo in the portal 

[Wrestleknownothing]

4 minutes ago, JimmySpeaks said:

I’m assuming “walk on’s” can still earn schollies and $ 

I assume if there is scholarship money available they can, and they can definitely get NIL.

[flyingcement]

On the Virginia Tech board, they are saying that Jaden Bullock is entering the portal.  To me that means that there could likely be traction between Michigan and either Fishback or Stewart (i'm just reading between the lines)

[MichiganMade3]

29 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

On the Virginia Tech board, they are saying that Jaden Bullock is entering the portal.  To me that means that there could likely be traction between Michigan and either Fishback or Stewart (i'm just reading between the lines)

See ya.   Most inconsistent wrestler ever... can wrestle a top five ranked guy really close and then get majored by a guy ranked 20 or higher

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

31 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

On the Virginia Tech board, they are saying that Jaden Bullock is entering the portal.  To me that means that there could likely be traction between Michigan and either Fishback or Stewart (i'm just reading between the lines)

Stewart already committed to NCST (if that even means anything)

[flyingcement]

1 minute ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said:

Stewart already committed to NCST (if that even means anything)

Is this confirmed from anyone other than Jawn Cena?

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

2 minutes ago, flyingcement said:

Is this confirmed from anyone other than Jawn Cena?

Good point!

[cowcards]

2 hours ago, JimmySpeaks said:

Does a kid actually have to enter the portal to move schools?  According to Damien Hahn the Iowa kids just showed up in his office asking to join the team and we’re never in the portal.  

This is from the NCAA from a case where a Wisconsin FB player wanted to enter the portal and Wisconsin wouldn't allow it. So he went to Miami anyway. 
 

The NCAA issued a statement Friday saying that "NCAA rules do not prevent a student-athlete from unenrolling from an institution, enrolling at a new institution and competing immediately."

 

The key is are they recruited by the staff. That would be illegal. (No, i'm not going to get into the debate about back channeling and all that.)

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[Jimmy Cinnabon]

14 minutes ago, cowcards said:

This is from the NCAA from a case where a Wisconsin FB player wanted to enter the portal and Wisconsin wouldn't allow it. So he went to Miami anyway. 
 

The NCAA issued a statement Friday saying that "NCAA rules do not prevent a student-athlete from unenrolling from an institution, enrolling at a new institution and competing immediately."

 

The key is are they recruited by the staff. That would be illegal. (No, i'm not going to get into the debate about back channeling and all that.)

This explains how Iowa landed all these grad transfers the last few years without them ever being in the portal.  Pretty genius move by the Brands, have to give them credit for working the back channels...