And many times they would be correct. That’s a big reason Saban retired. He couldn’t stock 4 & 5 star players 3 deep at every position without them hitting the transfer portal so they could get off the bench and become starters.

NIL and the transfer portal have forever altered college sports. We are still in the Wild Wild West phase where everyone is trying to adjust to the new world order. It’s been a tough adjustment for everyone, including the fans, who are annually watching their fave players transfer out for bigger money, then being encouraged/manipulated to donate to fan collectives.