The NCAA transfer portal both gives and takes away from Group of Five programs. While schools at that level are liable to lose their top players to Power Four programs every year, the portal also allows those same schools to fill the holes by snagging athletes that may not have panned out at other programs or rising stars from the FCS level.

The former Tennessee quarterback, who helped lead the Volunteers to the College Football Playoff last year, hit the portal on the first day of the spring window and committed to UCLA days later. The quarterback transfer UCLA took during the winter portal window,