Well, they needed to do something. They had no seniors who were out of eligibility and they have two or three highly rated frosh coming in. They needed at least 3 or 4 players to leave after Landfair transferred in. She is the 4th — and the third OH.
They are portaling so fast I can’t keep up with it. Minutes after I posted “4th” Maggie Mendelson became the 5th Nebraska player to enter the portal and committed to PSU.
You know, Cook bitched about Texas building its team through the portal. But, he builds his team through the portal too: He uses it to get rid of scholarship players who don’t fit into his plans. He had 6 freshmen this year and forced out players to make room for some of them. With no players out of eligibility after this season ended, he recruited 3 freshmen this year and used the portal to force out at least 3 of the 5 players who are transferring if information on the Volleyball message boards is accurate. He has only brought in 12 players in the last 14 years through the portal, but he also has brought in many more HS recruits than he otherwise could have by using the portal.