Bracing for a wild Spring Transfer Portal and Takeaways from Ohio State’s Spring Game

Fox Sports’ lead college football analyst Joel Klatt explains why the upcoming Spring Transfer Portal has college football coaches around the country in a panic. He details why the lack of guidelines around transfers has caused this Portal window to become a leverage point for players. Klatt lays out his solutions to solve this unsustainable model for the good of the sport, its programs and its players. Joel then recaps his time at Ohio State this past week, including the buzz surrounding #1 overall recruit WR Jeremiah Smith. He also gives his takeaways from the Spring Game on FOX and his early thoughts on the Buckeyes in 2024. Klatt wraps up the podcast by answering mailbag questions including the story of when he and Dan Orlovsky faced off on the baseball diamond while at Detroit Lions training camp.

Chapters 📚
0:00-1:46 Intro
1:47-26:04 Spring transfer window & how to fix it
26:05-33:50 Ohio State spring game recap
33:51-46:42 Mailbag
46:43-47:22 Outro

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Bracing for a wild Spring Transfer Portal and Takeaways from Ohio State’s Spring Game

[kennyvega]

Not going to lie, Joel, you tell the best stories.

[thecrimsomcardyugioh]

No one is transfering out, QBrs are battling, WRs are also getting play time, but I could see Ohio state getting other players, I could see some BIG defensive players coming knowing a lot of the defense is older

[SooperSouljer]

i think this is easy to solve. make a rule that if you engage in NIL, it’s a contract. 2 year minimum. if you sign, you stay at LEAST 2 years.. Or split the payments up over 3 years. You get 1 maybe 2 NIL deals.

[l.sueszabo]

The spring game was fun. Loved the coverage Joel.

[matthewmiller]

I always just click right away on klatt hes great content and keeps it all the way real... Also whomever lands RB Dallan Hayden will get a great back I wish the best for him cuz he will be a 1 RB alot if places and hes quick and good vision hooebhe geta better at pass pro

[twasitme]

Definitely good on schools like Ohio state getting the spring game done. That way they really have more time for players that do transfer out to possibly pick up someone else who probably hasn’t even done their spring game. Oh well college sports aren’t about fun/enjoying the game and playing for scholarships it’s all about how can the consumer be bled for money…

[nycts]

This whole thing is relatively new. At some point, players are going to realize transferring in and of itself isn’t the best thing for their careers, and/or the people who fund NIL are going to see acquiring transfers in and of itself isn’t that beneficial.

But for now, players and the financial movers n shakers are still experimenting. Obviously the NCAA is a massive joke and that doesn’t help anything either. Maybe they’re hoping someone else advocates for more controls so they can regulate without looking like the bad guys, but I doubt it

Great job Joel love the channel and the content.

[treydezellem]

Great story, thank you for always sharing

[mikepagliassotti]

The only thing Nick Saban is worried about is now other college programs can do what he has done for years at Alabama, paying players. Taking away his advantage in recruiting.

[rzawistowski]

I had baby #2 only 17 months after baby #1. It was a much bigger change, now i only have time to myself at work or after bedtime(and half that is cleanup from the day). Hardest part is finding time for my wife and i by ourselves.

[geoffburson]

As a die hard WOLVERINE fan, that osu team is crazy stacked at all positions. Looking forward to spring game in Ann Arbor. GO BLUE

[Frohbee]

That Orlovsky story was awesome Joel!!!

[GM-sonx]

College football also needs clear punishments along with capped NIL and what you paid out could be a great and much needed foundation.

If a school is caught tampering then they should be losing that recruit as well as a reduction in their NIL cap, hefty enough to deter those practices

[HoldenStephens-vldb]

Joel for NCAA College football president!

[schrodawg]

Transfer Portal is essentially Free Agency. NFL doesn’t allow free agency but once per year. The same should be the same in college. In fact, colleges should be allowed to require a NIL contract be signed by the player for multiple years for the money a player receives, which would prevent them transferring out during the contract.

[BrutessBuckeye]

Great story, Joel! Hope you have some more?

[treydezellem]

There definitely needs to be some sort of contract between everybody and the agents need to be regulated much more. Go Cougs!

[johaw]

So if a kid takes an NIL before this point in spring and then moves to another school in the next transfer window for a bigger paycheck, are they double dipping and getting paid in advance by programs that they don't even end up suiting up for?

[MGoBlue]

Ohio still soft af, playing two hand touch in their spring game 😂

[that_celtics_fan]

Even though i disagree with what joel says sometimes, i love the fact that hes a great human and a great father. Hes the best in the business, and he deserves everything great that comes to him.