FootLaw

This. More scholarships at D1 means more spots at D2 and D3 for kids that may not have received those opportunities. More college-trained athletes for various sports (and opportunities for some kids to get out of bad life situations). My opinion from the rabbit hole is this is good for football growth internationally. This applies to all collegiate/olympic sports, but football is barely scratching the surface overseas and this increases player supply for various leagues.

He has an unpleasant history outside of Baylor. No thank you. Sounds about right for Portales though.

...technically next season is Arch's last so wouldn't it kind of have to be the year to win with Arch? By default lol

That's 90%+ of all high school OL recruits lol

This is more Oxford versus Baton Rouge. Have to drive a while from Oxford to get redfish.

Redfish

At this point, Sexton is the pot and spoon lol

That doesn't seem like a great idea for DeBoer.

Vic is rolling. He was such a good hire.

I'm not saying the original report was true, but agents take calls ALL the time. Coaches always listen even if they have no intention of leaving. Sark loves college football. That is no secret. However, for the reasons you mention, it would be no surprise needing a break from the current college football grind. If I'm an NFL owner, I'm hammering home the life balance for his young family. The current college sports landscape is incredibly time-consuming and stressful. Even more so when you're the head coach at a large-brand, blue blood program like Texas. With the injection of NIL, the expectations are higher now. IF Sark left (a big if), I could see him returning to college later on when the landscape has settled down with regulation and his baby is older.

Quick destination decisions are what a transfer is. It's expedited recruiting in a short window. January and May both have issues. May at least gives schools and coaches in the playoffs the ability to manage rosters properly. Not worried about the athlete having the time to learn scheme compared to the issues coaches and schools are having. They get paid to figure it out.

I agree. I personally think the portal needs to be May only. The window between finals time and summer camps. That would make the athletes complete the academic year, the athletes would have a better idea of roster positioning, and it gives some relief to the playoff teams you mention.

It makes a lot of sense. There is some clarity to the portal window now and it's in January. You want this done early because it gives the AD a better chance of 1) making a hire before the portal, and 2) keeping as much of the team together as possible after the 30 day window. Ole Miss can't hurt themselves for a coach who can't decide if he wants to leave.

Saw something this morning saying Lane could stay at Ole Miss but they've given him the ultimatum. Would be better for us.

It is. Hard to think they could have pulled much better.