Overview
- The NCAA transfer portal opens Jan. 2–16, with a Jan. 20–24 extension for national championship participants.
- USA TODAY released ACC and Big 12 trackers listing players who have announced intentions to move or are reported to enter, and notes entrants can return to their schools.
- Newsweek's quarterback tracker spotlights Brendan Sorsby, Josh Hoover, Dylan Raiola, DJ Lagway, Drew Mestemaker and Sam Leavitt among the most watched names.
- Sportsnaut ranked top quarterbacks for the window, placing Sorsby at No. 1 and citing Mestemaker as this season's national leader in passing yards.
- Outlets describe this as the portal’s biggest cycle yet, with quarterbacks viewed as the central focus of movement driven by NIL-fueled valuations.