Price of a good transfer in the portal? At least $1 million, Fleck says

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said last week that a good quarterback in the transfer portal goes for $1 million to $2 million these days. Gophers coach P.J. Fleck agreed Thursday, adding, “That’s almost any position.”

Fleck was speaking in a video news conference previewing the Dec. 26 Quick Lane Bowl, and he didn’t hold back describing the runaway trains of name, image and likeness (NIL) deals and the transfer portal, which have collided spectacularly to change college football.

“I’ve heard numbers this week, whether real or not, that just make your jaw drop, that are pretty much most of our entire NIL [total],” Fleck said.

The first 30-day window for the transfer portal opened Monday, and teams legally could start shopping for undergraduate transfers to fill needs. For college football powers that have NIL collectives flush with cash, the sky’s the limit.

For example, three of this year’s Heisman Trophy finalists — quarterbacks Bo Nix of Oregon, Michael Penix Jr. of Washington and Jayden Daniels of LSU — are transfers, as was last year’s winner, USC’s Caleb Williams.

Minnesota’s official NIL collective, Dinkytown Athletes, was launched in September 2022 and has been instrumental over the past week with the Gophers retaining players such as running back Darius Taylor, wide receiver Daniel Jackson and cornerback Justin Walley.

“Dinkytown Athletes has done a really good job of providing our student athletes with a lot of support. … I love where we’re at,” Fleck said. “We can always be bigger, but we’re way bigger than we were last year. We’re making huge strides in that department.”

The coach also knows that in acquiring transfer talent, the Gophers shop at Target, while the sport’s blue bloods visit Louis Vuitton.

Fleck said when Rhule spoke of $2 million quarterbacks, “He’s not talking about us, put it that…

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Author : Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Publish date : 2023-12-08 12:31:00

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