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

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

The run-heavy team also has two of the best running backs in the nation, Nicholas Singleton and Kaytron Allen. In his third year with the Nittany Lions, Singleton produced 12 touchdowns and 1,099 yards on 172 carries. Allen finished the season with eight touchdowns and 1,108 yards on 220 carries.

Here is a list of former Illinois high school football players in the NCAA transfer portal. We will update as players are added or commit to schools.

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.

Miami-bound Carson Beck entered the portal at the top of the list ahead of John Mateer, who is headed to the SEC to play at Oklahoma.

NCAA President Charlie Baker says there’s plenty of time to figure out the best window for the transfer portal.

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

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

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.