In previous years, the first day of the transfer portal was defined by the barrage of departures. This year, the transfer portal was moved back to early January, changing the dynamic of college football free agency. That means we’ve moved much further along in the process.
Nearly 1,000 players had their names in the transfer portal shortly after it opened at midnight. Folks worked behind the scenes to schedule visits, and news of those visits has been all the rage on Friday.
Kentucky is expected to have a dozen people on campus on Friday. That number is growing over the weekend.