The spring transfer portal window is officially here, and it’s moving quickly with more than 200 FBS scholarship players in by 6 p.m. ET. That’s after more than 40 had already entered the transfer portal during the previous week.
While most players that enter won’t make an impact on the 2024 season, there are at least some interesting things to pull out of the chaos.
Here are some news, notes and thoughts on a chaotic Day 1 of the transfer portal window. Let’s start with the headliners.
Colorado CB Cormani McClain
The biggest name to enter Tuesday that hadn’t already been reported as an expected entrant was McClain, the class of 2023 five-star recruit who started four games at Colorado last season.
While McClain is just a year removed from ranking as the No. 1 cornerback recruit in the 2023 class, it’s very much unclear at this point where he will end up as a transfer.
Sources from several Power Four schools didn’t expect their teams to make a run at McClain, referencing concerns that included feedback coming out of what was a very publicized up-and-down freshman season for him at Colorado. McClain touts a 94 rating in the 247Sports Transfer Portal rankings, so he’s still considered to be a very good prospect, but teams will do their due diligence.
