Transfer Portal Leaves College Coaches With Two Questions

"More guys at all the levels are taking transfers because of the pressure to win so quickly," said Clemson Head Coach, Brad Brownell.

Charlotte, NC – “More guys at all the levels are taking transfers because of the pressure to win so quickly,” said Clemson Head Coach, Brad Brownell.

And that win now attitude has boosted the number of student athletes using the transfer portal on a yearly basis, which poses the question to college coaches: do you win now or develop a young player.  For Clemson Head Basketball Coach, Brad Brownell, his answer is old school.

“I am still a guy that wants to develop players.  That is a little bit of the old school in me.  As much as I can, I want to have a culture in our program where we have guys that have been through Clemson basketball for three, four and maybe five years,” said Brownell.

While so many college athletes are transferring, that leaves less scholarships for high school seniors.  Tarheels Head Coach, Hubert Davis, believes high school students should turn that into motivation.

“I don’t think it should be discouraging.  I think it should be motivation.  I think it should be motivating that there is competition coming from a different direction now.  There is a transfer portal and understanding the value and appreciation of being able to get a full scholarship,” said Davis.

So with more and more college athletes using the portal and the number of high school scholarships dwindling, does the portal hurt high school athletics?

“I think some of the high school sports are getting diminished just because so many people are spending that time on the transfer portal.   They are not going after those high school kids and they are not getting those opportunities they are used to having,” said Notre Dame Head Coach, Micah Shrewsberry.