GAINESVILLE, Fla.-- The NCAA Transfer Portal is officially closed. Well, kind of. The winter window to enter the portal, which opened on Dec. 9 and ran through Dec. 28, closed on Sunday, meaning players who wish to enter will have to wait until when the spring portal window opens on April 16.

Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said he “really likes” the transfer class thus far and repeated one of his favorite (almost NFL) philosophies: His job as a coach is to replace current players with better, younger versions, while it’s the players’ jobs is to keep their spots.

As various schools shift focus from the regular season, recruiters will look to build up their 2025 rosters through the transfer portal. That method of roster additions has proven successful for programs like SMU, which dominated in its first season as an ACC member.

Nebraska football is making waves under head coach Matt Rhule, who wasted no time capitalizing on the NCAA transfer portal. With 11 new players added, the Huskers now boast a top-10 portal class nationally and rank second in the Big Ten,

After almost three weeks of action, the first window of the college football transfer portal has now closed. While players who have made themselves available in this new era of "free agency" are still able to go through the recruiting process and find their new schools,