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NCAA Committee Recommends Eliminating Spring Transfer Window for FBS Players; Vote Looms
The NCAA aims to improve roster stability by consolidating transfer windows into a single 10-day period starting January 2, 2026, following playoff quarterfinals, supported unanimously by FBS coaches.
- On Thursday, the Division I Football Oversight Committee voted to support a single, 10-day January window, advancing the recommendation to the Division I Administrative Committee, which must approve it by Oct. 1 to take effect this year.
- Coaches argued the shift was needed because it would reduce roster chaos caused by December overlaps with coaching changes, high-school signing and postseason games, noting FBS coaches endorsed the January plan and portal days were cut from 45 to 30 last year.
- In tandem with the portal change, the committee recommended December be a recruiting dead period and a Jan. 5-31 recruiting contact period, with graduate transfers waiting until Jan. 2 and preserving the head-coach departure 30-day exception.
- By shifting transfers to January, coaching staffs would focus on bowl season and College Football Playoff preparation, reducing player losses like those that forced Marshall to withdraw last season.
- Some critics argue the timing remains imperfect because they want the window moved after the national championship, and the change could face legal scrutiny or challenges even if approved.
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Jamestown SunVote upcoming to move college football to one transfer portal window
FARGO — The college football transfer portal windows are changing again. For the third straight year, the NCAA has tinkered with the timeline and date for when football players can enter their name into the NCAA database to transfer to another school. The NCAA Football Oversight Committee voted Thursday to move to a January transfer window and eliminate the spring window. The window that was proposed would begin on Jan. 2, 2026 and last for ten …
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NCAA committee recommends eliminating spring transfer window for FBS players; vote looms
The NCAA’s FBS Oversight Committee has recommended eliminating the spring transfer window and having just a 10-day window starting on January 2.
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