The spring transfer portal window continues to be scrutinized. As it recently closed for the season, teams are beginning to rebuild positions they lost while figuring out what to do with players they gained. This remains true for Ryan Day and Ohio State.
Since college athletes gained the ability to transfer freely, the transfer portal has undergone several changes, including shortening the windows during which it is open. However, Day wants to go further than that and only has one spring transfer portal window.
Ohio State Football’s Ryan Day Proposes Single Transfer Portal Window to Bring Stability to Football
Ryan Day joined the “College GameDay Podcast” to explain that he only wants one portal window, citing the chaos of opening the window while teams are still playing in the postseason in December and January.
“I believe there should be one transfer portal in the spring only,” Day says. “I think for us to try to do a transfer portal, for instance, we had the transfer portal open and close before our season was even over. How do you even explain that?”
The winter calendar in college football has been widely discussed as an issue for coaches to manage. With the early signing period, teams are actively working to sign high school recruits. However, they’re also dealing with what could be a very active transfer portal period.
On top of that, the teams’ mindsets participating in bowl games or the college football playoffs are focused on winning.
“Then the transfer portal is open for our guys for five days after we finish our last game,” Day says. “So the only people available are Notre Dame and Ohio State players, where people can go and bid on them.”
“We lost seven players when that happened. So, now you get into the spring portal, and here’s a whole other conversation. If the contracts will happen because of the revenue share from July to June… or however we end up deciding on that,” Day said. “Then that’s when the portal should be open, in my opinion.”
Only having a spring transfer portal window would also present quite a few challenges. For one, those trying to earn starting jobs would lose vital practices at their new school. Still, Day sees a change like that as a key factor in potentially stabilizing college sports.
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“It just makes sense to have one portal window,” Day said. “And I think if we can at least get that done, we’re making progress. If we get the enforcement done, one transfer portal, and at least we’re moving in the right direction.”
Day has been relatively active in the spring transfer portal with Ohio State. According to On3 Sports, the Buckeyes have the 10th-ranked transfer class in the 2025 cycle. Despite the transfer portal window opening new opportunities for athletes, it’s easy to understand why it can cause chaos for the coaches and schools.
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