The NCAA Football Oversight Committee voted on Thursday to support cutting the two transfer portal windows to just one 10-day window in January.
The idea has not been officially adopted, and the NCAA Administrative Committee is expected to vote on the matter on Oct. 1.
The two current portal windows run through most of December and then a 10-day window after spring practices.
The effects of one single window will be an extremely hectic January, especially for teams that go deep in the College Football Playoff. Ohio State’s national championship win over Notre Dame was on Jan. 20, 2025, and its semifinal Cotton Bowl win was Jan. 10.
The proposed window from Jan. 2-11 could cause difficulties for both teams that are looking to recruit players in the portal, as well as the players on playoff teams who are trying to decide whether they should stick where they are for the rest of the CFP or enter the portal when it opens.
If a head coach is fired or leaves a team, players will still get a 30-day transfer window.
The Football Oversight Committee is also looking to make the entire month of December a dead period for recruiting, with a contact period held from Jan. 5-31. It also wants the date that recruits can receive official written offers from schools pushed back from Aug. 1 to Nov. 15.
