The following is part one of a four-part series examining the effects of the transfer portal from a Non-FBS perspective. Find the other three parts at these links: Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four.
It's a journey fraught with challenges. Since 2021, a staggering 5,436 FCS and Division II undergraduate athletes receiving athletic scholarship money to play football have entered the transfer portal. Of these, only 1,621, or 29.8 percent, have managed to navigate the complexities and successfully transferred to another NCAA institution.