The NCAA ends the spring transfer window: Ryan Day said “I just don’t quite understand how teams that are playing in the playoffs are expected to make the decisions”

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Administrative Committee eliminates DI football's spring transfer window and fall transfer window's graduate student exception.

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In response to student-athlete feedback, football oversight committees will consider modifications to proposed single January window, including length

Brian Kelly, LSU head coach

I'm sorry; there's no crying on the yacht. It's the best position at this time that allows us to set our rosters moving forward.

Kirby Smart, Georgia head coach

That's not realistic, the kids and players that want to leave, that are not happy, I don't know that they should be staying on campus an extra semester.

Matt Rhule, Nebraska head coach

Basketball has one window. So it's not like we're the first sport to do it. We're just making ourselves whole like the other sports.

Brent Venables, Oklahoma head coach

Let's get a window that makes sense for everybody to both recruit, evaluate and still be able to get them into school.

Steve Sarkisian, Texas head coach

But I think for the betterment of the sport, that's the right window for the players to have a chance to go in and decide where they want to go so they can enroll in their next institution for spring

Ross Bjork, Ohio State athletic director

If we ever say that we care about academics and we want to live by that, then I think the transfer portal window should be in the spring.

Ryan Day, Ohio State head coach

I just don't quite understand how teams that are playing in the playoffs are expected to make the decisions and sign their upcoming players while they're still getting ready to play for games. It doesn't make any sense to me.

Last year, the NCAA had to abandon its one-time transfer rule amid legal challenges and pass emergency legislation to permit unlimited transfers for athletes who are academically eligible and meeting progress-to-degree requirements.

The NCAA Administrative Committee on Wednesday adopted a proposal to eliminate the spring transfer portal window