Overview

• The Division I Administrative Committee approved ending the April transfer period, consolidating the process to a single offseason window for FBS and FCS players.
• The Football Oversight Committees will revisit the timing and length of the window, with the 10‑day Jan. 2–11 proposal still under consideration before the October meeting.
• Graduate transfers lose the early-entry allowance and must wait to file during the new single window.
• Exceptions remain in place for a five-day post-final-game entry for College Football Playoff teams and a 30‑day window after head‑coaching changes.
• The shift aims to ease December’s recruiting and postseason congestion and curb post‑spring roster churn, drawing broad coaching support even as critics such as Ohio State’s Ryan Day question January timing; related recruiting‑calendar adjustments have been reported as under review.