More than 3,200 FBS scholarship players entered the NCAA transfer portal this offseason in search of better opportunities during two transfer portal windows. The second of those windows closed on April 25,

Like it or not ─ and generally, most people in the process who are not players do not like it ─ the transfer portal has forever changed college football. With the introduction of immediate eligibility for first-time transfer players,

The LSU football program went from the No. 43 transfer class to No. 1 in a year. Here's a deep dive on how it happened.