Caitlin Clark Has Strong Word Choice for State of NCAA Transfer Portal
One of the most polarizing topics of discussion in the sports world right now is the NCAA transfer portal in the NIL era, and how common it is for college athletes (especially in college football) to be transferring schools on what seems like an annual basis without having to miss any time or dealing with any ramifications
This was among the many topics that former Iowa Hawkeyes icon Caitlin Clark — who made a ton of money through NIL, but did so while remaining at Iowa — discussed with the Kelce brothers on her "New Heights" podcast appearance, which was released on January 2.
"The transfer portal is crazy, especially in football," Clark said. "Like, I think that's where it has gotten the craziest because that's obviously where all the money is at."
"It's like, everybody is a free agent every year? This is crazy," Travis Kelce added.
Clark continued by saying, "[ESPN football insider] Adam Schefter is reporting 'Yes, They've negotiated a new deal for him to stay at the university. I'm like 'Yeah, where else is he gonna do.'
"It's just sad," Clark continued. "You've lost that little bit of amateurism of college sports. And I don't know, that's why it's so fun. But also, it's the world we're living in... It's like a minor league football, basically."
The trio then discussed some potential rule changes the NCAA could institute to make this transfer environment less wild. Clark later added, "Now we got people on their fourth school in their seventh year. It's getting egregious," with a smile.
It will be interesting to see what the NCAA does about this transfer portal insanity in the coming years.
Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.