Sports media world reacts to Tennessee moving on from QB Nico Iamaleava
"Tennessee is much better off without Nico Iamaleava."
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Bill Raftery addresses retirement: ‘If they still want me, I still enjoy doing it’
"I’m sure at some point they’ll let me know if you’re not doing your job, but I just sort of take each year as it goes."
Jay Wright: NIL and transfer portal have created ‘the most talent’ in Elite Eight
The cream has risen to the top.
Scott Van Pelt on transfer portal: ‘How does that make any sense to anybody?’
SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt is not a fan of every college player being a free agent every offseason thanks to the transfer portal.
Nevada’s Steve Alford rips current NIL, transfer portal framework: ‘It’s utterly ridiculous’
"Five years ago, I wasn't having a conversation saying, 'How much do you want to be paid?'"
What Caitlin Clark gets wrong about the transfer portal
Scott Van Pelt links NIL ‘mayhem’ to high-profile college coaches retiring early
"There has to be a better plan than you can leave every year with no penalty."
Miami’s Jim Larrañaga suddenly retires, is latest coach to cite new NCAA rules
"It’s become professional.”
Nick Saban, who left for a new job before bowl game, says players shouldn’t be allowed to leave before bowl games
Saban didn't have much of a problem with leaving his LSU players behind when he took the Dolphins job.
Alabama transfer Damon Payne confuses reporters with voided commitment to Michigan
Payne and his agent threw On3 Sports for a loop with his voided commitment on Wednesday.
Joel Klatt rips NCAA’s transfer system: ‘We have to fix this’
"The NCAA has built an incredibly flawed system that is impossible to navigate for these young men."
Auburn social media team caught flat-footed on QB transfer
NIL and the transfer portal have made things tough for social media and sports information teams in college sports.
Marshall opts out of Independence Bowl due to transfers
This might be an issue that comes up again soon
Booger McFarland rips Clemson, Dabo Swinney after blowout loss: ‘It’s the same old thing’
"Therefore, you're gonna have those lulls in the program. And I'm afraid right now, they have a little bit of a lull."
Ex-Clemson HC wants Charles Barkley and Nick Saban appointed to fix college football
"They'll have it cleared up in two years."
Why the transfer portal is good for sports media – especially women’s basketball
247Sports reporter apologizes after erroneous Louisville transfer portal report
"I take credibility to heart. Wrong is wrong. You deserve an explanation rather than a deleted tweet."
Announcer blasts transferring Oregon State players in long Twitter rant, gets roasted himself
"I believe you would never regret changing your minds and staying."
Jay Bilas calls for end to ‘dead’ amateurism in college sports, advocates for player contracts
"It's just not that big of a deal."
Kirk Herbstreit says college football is ‘spiraling out of control’
"The sport is spiraling out of control as we know and many of these coaches are not sticking around and waiting."
Maybe the bowl system is supposed to die and that’s okay
College football is always evolving and the bowl system needs to evolve with it.
Anonymous college basketball insider Trilly Donovan discusses his hidden identity
"Keeping the mystique behind it is important."
Miami’s Mario Cristobal says ‘a world of social media tough guys’ complain about NIL and the transfer portal
"If we want to change things, let’s make change. Let’s not go on these rants that do nothing for anybody."
Bill Walton explains the Tinder portal on Oregon-UCLA ESPN broadcast
Bill Walton referred to the transfer portal as the Tinder portal: "The way that works is that they put their name in there and then the coaches start pushing left and right."