It was interesting at Pac-12 Media Day to hear a bunch of coaches weigh in on the NCAA transfer portal -- the positives, the negatives and how they manage it. It's such a prominent element of the sport now, there were certainly some strong opinions both ways.
I rounded up the highlights from those comments, leading with Clay Helton's explanation for how he deals with USC players who enter the portal. Obviously, he gave a long leash to Velus Jones and Matt Fink to consider their options and return. Utah's Kyle Whittingham, in contrast, has a hard-line policy that once a player enters the portal their scholarship is gone. Helton explained why he does it a little differently.
https://usc.rivals.com/news/clay-helton-explains-how-he-handles-usc-players-in-the-transfer-portal
I rounded up the highlights from those comments, leading with Clay Helton's explanation for how he deals with USC players who enter the portal. Obviously, he gave a long leash to Velus Jones and Matt Fink to consider their options and return. Utah's Kyle Whittingham, in contrast, has a hard-line policy that once a player enters the portal their scholarship is gone. Helton explained why he does it a little differently.
https://usc.rivals.com/news/clay-helton-explains-how-he-handles-usc-players-in-the-transfer-portal
