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

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.

But on Monday, UNC football redshirt junior DeAndre Boykins became the 18th Tar Heel in this year's transfer portal. Due to the fact that the 6-foot, 200-pound defensive back is now looking to transfer as a graduate student, the deadline for entering the winter portal two weeks ago did not apply to him.

While it's not uncommon for a player from a Group of Five or FCS program to have aspirations of transferring to a larger program, it is pretty rare for a player to openly admit that is their goal. Ford will join the Warhawks as the highest-ranked running back recruit in program history, picking them over Louisiana Tech, Memphis, and Minnesota.

LSU, Texas and Ole Miss are among the programs leading the 247Sports team rankings for portal commits. Tigers coach Brian Kelly urged boosters and LSU supporters after the season to help the cause in 2025 and has said he'll match any individual donation up to $1 million.

Michigan has swung and missed with several top cornerback prospects from the transfer portal. The Wolverines were hoping to land both Arizona standout corners E

FBS coaches voted to move the transfer window to Jan. 2 through Jan. 12 starting in the 2025-26 academic year. The move would wipe out the current portal windows in December and April and potentially provide a boost to teams competing in the college football playoff and the lesser bowl games.