The NCAA will be moving to a single transfer portal for football as soon as 2026. It will cut out the spring portal window and move the December window to early January with the latest reports being that it will last 15 days, starting on Jan. 2 and going through Jan. 16. This change is something that will be a blessing to Utah State in some ways, but also a potentially massive hinderance to the Aggies' ability to effectively utilize the transfer portal in years to come.
In just his second press conference as head coach of Utah State, way back in February, Bronco Mendenhall told reporters he was considering moving the normally public spring scrimmages behind closed doors. The risk of losing players in the spring transfer portal window that would open in April — while spring ball would st