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How the Heck Does the Transfer Portal Work?

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If you’re an NC State fan, you’ve seen 10 Wolfpack players already declare they will be entering the Transfer Portal. You might be freaking out, wondering why no players are announcing they are coming here yet, when people have already said they are leaving. Well, there’s good reason for that, so take a breath, and let’s try to understand the insanity of the Transfer Portal.

For starters, every player can transfer from a 4-year college to another 4-year college one time without having to sitting out a season. After a player graduates, they can transfer as many times as they want, and have immediate eligibility. There are other exceptions where a player could transfer to a 4-year college more than once, but I’m not going to dive into all of that here.

There are two windows in which players can officially enter the Portal. There is a 30 day window, beginning on December 4th, and ending on January 2nd, and there is another one in the Spring from May 1-15. The window for entering the Portal shrank by 15 days this year, through a new revision to the rules this Fall. The 30-day window in the Fall used to be 45-days, but was reduced by 15 days. The Total amount of days between the two windows was 60 days in total, and now it is 45.

Even though you are seeing players “enter” the Transfer Portal, they technically won’t “enter” the Portal until this upcoming Sunday. What they are doing is announcing that they will be entering.

Let me make 2 quick caveats to what I just said. If a player deciding to transfer is a graduate student, they have the ability to enter the Transfer Portal immediately, and don’t have to wait until December 4th. The same is true for a player whose coach was fired or left the program.

Technically speaking, schools are not allowed to reach out to prospective schools, and vice versa, until December 4th, but lets not pretend all kind of shenanigans are taking place. Graduate students, and players whose coaches were fired or left, do have an advantage, being able to enter before the 4th, because they can go ahead and start talking with schools. That’s how Texas A&M Quarterback Max Johnson already committed to UNC.

Currently, NC State has 10 players that have declared they are entering the Transfer Portal, which is the most of any team in the ACC at this point. Last year, the Wolfpack had a total of 12 players enter the Portal, which was one of the lowest in the ACC. I do expect to see more players transfer out of NC State this year, compared to last year, because there are changes in NLI at NC State this year. From my understanding, there was a commitment that every player on scholarship would receive/earn a minimum of $25k last year. I don’t believe that policy is in place anymore, which could lead to more turnover, but also lead to having a bigger pot to try to catch bigger fish in the Portal.

A word of advice to NC State fans. Don’t start freaking out. The Portal hasn’t even opened yet. When it does, just go ahead and brace yourself, and hold on until January 2nd, and then evaluate where things stand.

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Matthew is Publisher and Co-Owner of Pack Insider. He is also the Lead Pastor of The Point Church in Cary, NC.

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brad58
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5 months ago

If a player is in the transfer portal does that mean they will not play and/or we don’t let them play in the bowl game.

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Not necessarily. A player can enter the Portal, and then decide to pull out of the Portal, choosing to continue at the school they are at.

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Does the Addition of the UVA Series Equal the Elimination of NC State’s Series with App St.?

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Earlier this week it was announced that NC State and Virginia would play one another in a home-and-home series, with the Wolfpack hosting in 2025, and the Cavaliers hosting in 2026.

Prior to the announcement, NC State already had their non-conference slate booked for both of those seasons.

As a result of the addition of the Virginia series, a previously scheduled non-conference game from each season would need to be dropped. While it hasn’t been officially announced by the school, Joe Giglio and David Glenn seem to think that the series with Appalachian State is going to be dropped.

It would make the most sense, considering the Mountaineers were the only opponent the Wolfpack was scheduled to play in both 2025 and 2026. It would also make sense, considering the fact that ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips isn’t a fan of ACC teams playing Group of 5 schools on the road.

I will tell you this much. The Mountaineer faithful certainly believe NC State is dropping the series with App State, and it just takes a little scrolling on X (formerly Twitter) to get a read on their feelings on the situation.

This situation brings to mind the bill that has been proposed in the North Carolina House of Representatives that would force NC State and UNC to play App St., ECU and UNC Charlotte in Football, Men’s Basketball and Women’s Basketball.

If the addition of UVA means the elimination of App St. on NC State’s schedule, what are your thoughts? Share in the comments.

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CBS Sports Ranks Dave Doeren as 1 of the Top-20 Coaches in College Football

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CBS Sports released their Top-25 Power 4 Coaches in College Football, and NC State’s Dave Doeren came in at #16. Heading into last season, he went into the season ranked #25.

16) Dave Doeren: The NC State coach finally gets some overdue credit. He’s always hovered around the bottom of our top 25 or just outside it, and now he finds himself firmly entrenched in it thanks to all the changes at the top. Coaches who take mid-tier programs and overachieve never get enough credit, in my estimation, and the consistency Doeren has established at NC State — where he spent most of his time in a division with Clemson and Florida State — is one of the most impressive things any coach in the country has done. I’m glad to see Doeren getting closer to the top 15. 2023 rank: 25 (+9) (CBS Sports)

Numerous CBS Sports’ analysts voted in the poll, and Tom Fornelli actually ranked Doeren #8.

ACC Coaches that made the Top-25

3. Dabo Swinney (Clemson)

8. Mike Norvell (FSU)

16. Dave Doeren (NC State)

19. Jeff Brohm (Louisville)

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NC State vs. Tennessee Kickoff Time & TV Network Revealed

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May 15, 2024

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Kickoff time and TV Channel details have been revealed for NC State and Tennessee’s game in the Duke Mayo Classic in Week 2 of next season.

The game will be a primetime game on Saturday 7th, at 7:30pm on ABC.

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This game has the makings to be a Top-25 matchup.

Here’s a look at some of the Way-Too-Early Preseason rankings for the Wolfpack and the Volunteers:

Action Network: NC State #24/Tennessee #17

ON3: NC State #22/Tennessee #15

247: NC State #21/Tennessee #11

ESPN: NC State #17/Tennessee #15

DraftKings released their way-too-early odds for the game, and Tennessee is currently a 5.5-point favorite.

Here’s the deal, as NC State fans, if we want to be a big time Football program, NC State fans need to gobble up tickets to this game. Let’s do our part and make sure that Bank of America Stadium is painted RED. Buy Tickets HERE.

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NC State and UVA Agree to Home-and-Home Non-Conference Games

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NC State announced this morning that the Wolfpack and UVA will play in a home-and-home non-conference series, with the game in 2025 being in Raleigh, and the game in 2026 being in Charlottesville.

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To reiterate, despite the fact that both teams are in the ACC, these games are considered non-conference games, and won’t count toward conference records. This is similar to what UNC and Wake Forest did a few years back.

Here’s what’s interesting about the addition of these games in 2025 and 2026. Prior to the announcement, NC State already had 4 non-conference games scheduled for both years.

It would be my assumption that one of the previously scheduled non-conference games for each season will not take place now.

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