Charlie Baker, speaking with reporters at the NCAA Convention, said transfer windows are challenging because they must be built around academic calendars.

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

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.

The AFCA proposes transfer portal reforms to balance player freedom with program stability, addressing chaos in modern college football’s landscape

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