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Most don’t but that’s becuase most are leaving for a reason.

No doubt. Though to be clear, I was talking about the ones who enter the portal only to genuinely decide they want to stay. More in the vein of Lamont Wade. Though he's a narrow type (obvious talent/starter) and I think this group is broader than his type (including young guys, junior back-ups, any-age role players, and anyone with eligibility and a 4-year contract who's genuinely open to staying).

The ones I'm looking to exclude from this stat (which we could clumsily name "rate of returning from the portal if no one wants you") are

a) non-P5 players,
b) grad transfers, and
c) the classic examples of a kid being squeezed out

Excluding non-P5's, because outside the P5 4-year contracts are rare. Excluding grad transfer attempts and squeeze-outs because those kids may know they can't stay (or would rather leave the sport than stay) before they even enter the portal.

No doubt. Though to be clear, I was talking about the ones who enter the portal only to genuinely decide they want to stay. More in the vein of Lamont Wade. Though he's a narrow type (obvious talent/starter) and I think this group is broader than his type (including young guys, junior back-ups, any-age role players, and anyone with eligibility and a 4-year contract who's genuinely open to staying).

The ones I'm looking to exclude from this stat (which we could clumsily name "rate of returning from the portal if no one wants you") are

a) non-P5 players,
b) grad transfers, and
c) the classic examples of a kid being squeezed out

Excluding non-P5's, because outside the P5 4-year contracts are rare. Excluding grad transfer attempts and squeeze-outs because those kids may know they can't stay (or would rather leave the sport than stay) before they even enter the portal.

In the case of kids who are welcomed back fully, I’m guessing most stay, especially not counting grad transfers.

But they are likely a small group.

In the case of kids who are welcomed back fully, I’m guessing most stay, especially not counting grad transfers.

But they are likely a small group.

That's my thought too. My other thought is that even if they are a small group this is the only group relevant to answering questions about whether entering the transfer portal is so poisonous to a team that a coach and player can't go on together. Not that these players' return answers that question unequivocally (our info about them isn't personal enough for that) but because that analysis can't begin until you find the sample set that has all of these:

- enters portal/isn't wanted by any new school deemed good enough
- wants to continue with old school
- old coach wants the same

WR Bru McCoy, #9 overall recruit by 247 in 2019, appears to now be transferring back to USC, after already transferring from USC to Texas.

He should be at Prom right now, instead he has already transferred twice.

This seems sustainable.

Redshirt freshman safety CJ Smith has entered his name in the transfer portal, Husker247 confirmed through an NU football spokesman.

Smith joins Cam'Ron Jones as young defensive backs from the Nebraska 2018 recruiting class who have decided to move on from Nebraska after the spring. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Smith actually worked his way onto the field last fall, playing on special teams against Purdue and Northwestern before having to be carted off the field after covering a kick against the Wildcats.

It was a severe knee injury that ended his season and also kept him out of action this spring. Due to playing less than four games, Smith was able to use his redshirt last season.

This thing is going to blow up on them i think.

He's from Maryland, a position of need, and isn't taking calls.

Players seem to think he's Maryland bound, and I heard this when Locksley was hired.

Done deal. He's A Terp and immediately eligible. 

Big pick up, again.