FBS coaches recently voted unanimously in favor of replacing the current two portal periods with one 10-day stretch in January starting in 2026.

Hours after coaches made their case for a simpler calendar, Baker pumped the brakes on an immediate slashing of most portal windows

While it's not uncommon for a player from a Group of Five or FCS program to have aspirations of transferring to a larger program, it is pretty rare for a player to openly admit that is their goal. Ford will join the Warhawks as the highest-ranked running back recruit in program history, picking them over Louisiana Tech, Memphis, and Minnesota.

Student-athletes can enter their names into the transfer portal during two different periods for the 2024-25 academic year. The first took place in early December and the second in late April.

FBS coaches put forward a proposal to change the transfer portal, unanimously approving it in a vote on Tuesday, according to David Hale of ESPN. The proposal

FBS coaches voted unanimously in favor of replacing the current two portal periods with one 10-day stretch in January.

Division I FBS coaches voted Tuesday during the American Football Coaches Association convention to change the current transfer portal time window frame

The vote took place during a coaches’ meeting at the 2025 American Football Coaches Association convention in Charlotte, N.C., per the ESPN story. FBS coaches voted to move the transfer window to Jan.