The offseason has arrived at halftime. BYU is four months removed from its 36-14 triumph against Colorado at the Alamo Bowl and is four months out from the 2025 season opener against Portland State.
Time is flying by, and nothing has quickened the calendar’s pace or has shortened what used to feel like an eternal wait from the bowl season to a new season more than the transfer portal.
The portal is a mystical place that pitches the allure of a quick fix for everybody involved. Just like a slot machine, some users hit a jackpot and change their fortunes, while others come up empty and lose everything — rags to riches and riches to rags.
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In just a few short years, the portal and subsequent NIL money, has transformed the way coaches recruit, the way they rebuild, and the way they retain their rosters from one season to the next. In addition, it has enabled star players to regularly adjust their own value and even walk away without penalty if their price isn’t met.
As a result, the college game that was once described by conservative old-school programs as three yards and a cloud of dust has turned into something BYU legend Jim McMahon would call a dream come true — everybody is going deep on every play.
It’s a free-for-all where nothing is free and it’s not for everybody.
For the fan, however, this is Xanadu. News hits the social media feeds as fast as the user can swipe to refresh. In this land of the unaccounted for, trash talk among rivals escalates as reports, fact or fiction, spread about the comings or goings.
BYU hasn’t always thrived in this space, but membership in the Big 12 has turned the Cougars into a player and head coach Kalani Sitake and his staff…
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