College football's top 25 portal classes from 2026 cycle
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Here's everything you need to know for the start of the 2026 college football season. The first FBS games are scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 29, while FCS starts a couple of days earlier on Thursday, Aug.
The transfer portal promises players freedom, but that comes at a price. With the portal closing on January 16, 2026, players still waiting to find a school are stuck in it.
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College football should end spring practice as we know it -- and charge NFL for player development
Nothing happens in a vacuum. Want to eliminate spring practice? Start with the NFL model -- then start charging the NFL for player development.
The NCAA didn’t even exist for the first four decades, then didn’t do much NCAA stuff for another four or five. As recently as 1990, there were no official title games, and a fourth of the top-level teams were independent. Two World Wars each launched half-decade ripples. Etc., etc.
The Spartans have added another player to their transfer portal class.