How Texas Tech is winning in the transfer portal

www.nytimes.com/athletic/6008247/2024/12...=user-shared-article

"After  Texas Tech  lost a key Big 12 game at home to Colorado on Nov. 9, Cody Campbell — one of the school’s biggest boosters and co-founder of Tech’s name, image and likeness collective — was frustrated.Among myriad issues Tech had in the 41-27 loss, Campbell took exception to the officiating and fired off a critical comment about it on X. A Tech fan replied to Campbell’s post with some colorful language and a request: “Buy us an oline (sic)”Campbell’s response: “I will.”Less than two weeks after  the winter transfer portal window opened , Campbell and the school’s collective, the Matador Club, have made good on that promise and then some. The Red Raiders have acquired three offensive linemen and have stockpiled 16 transfers to build the nation’s No. 1 transfer portal class, according to 247Sports and On3. Both services rank eight of the Red Raiders’ transfers among the country’s top 100 portal prospects."

Hopefully this pays off. The way college football is now, we may only get players for one season at a time, but that could make for some fun seasons here and there.

I'm not a huge fan of the transfer portal, because it's so poorly governed right now, but its should result in some parity - as players see more opportunity to play (and get paid) elsewhere, than sitting 2md or 3rd on an SEC depth chart.