As various schools shift focus from the regular season, recruiters will look to build up their 2025 rosters through the transfer portal. That method of roster additions has proven successful for programs like SMU, which dominated in its first season as an ACC member.

A look at all the players who are transferring in and out of UCLA and USC in the NCAA transfer portal ahead of the 2025 college football season.

College football’s version of free agency begins en masse on Dec. 9, though plenty of players have already announced their intentions.

A continuously updated list of the transfer portal additions and departures involving Ohio State during the winter window.

San Diego State had nearly four dozen players exit to or enter from the portal coming into the 2024 season. A similar number could be expected for 2025. San Diego State coach Sean Lewis said by the end of this week he will speak with each player in the Aztecs’ program who still has eligibility remaining.

Two Gophers defensive linemen said Monday they will enter the NCAA transfer portal when it opens Dec. 9. Senior Luther McCoy, who participated in Senior Day before the Penn State loss on Nov. 23, said he will head out with two years of eligibility remaining.

Keeping track of Purdue football's incoming and outgoing transfers during the 2024-25 college football offseason.

Players can commit to a new school at any time, whether or not it is within the transfer window. Players hoping to enroll for spring ball must commit by early January, but players who enter the portal in the fall are allowed to commit and then join the team during the summer. Here's who has entered and who is joining via portal:

The December transfer portal will open on Dec. 9, and players are already stating their intentions to enter and leave their current school. New Mexico State is no stranger to the portal, having gained and lost dozens of players from its 2023 team that finished 10-5 and reached the Conference USA Championship Game.

As the 2024 college football regular season comes to an end, much of the sport’s focus now turns to the 2025 transfer portal cycle, as potentially thousands of players prepare to take their chance at another school in time for next season hoping to find the right fit.

The transfer portal for college football opens on Dec. 9. Here’s the full schedule, key dates and what Iowa State football’s needs are.