Clemson appears to be the only P4 program actively rejecting the transfer portal as a means to acquire talent, with only 2 total portal additions in that past 4 years (Hunter Johnson in 2022 and Paul Tyson in 2023, both QBs).
They’re losing ~10 guys per season to the Portal and are just using bigger recruiting classes (very highly ranked) and walk-ons to fill out the roster.
“We like the guys we’ve got.” is Dabo’s response to questions about why they’re not more active in the Portal.
Clemson is very active in NIL and is choosing to spend it on retaining the players they like (see article below).
Q1. Can this work for Clemson?
Q2. Do we think Duzz would adopt this approach if Pitt’s recruiting was Top 20?
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They’re losing ~10 guys per season to the Portal and are just using bigger recruiting classes (very highly ranked) and walk-ons to fill out the roster.
“We like the guys we’ve got.” is Dabo’s response to questions about why they’re not more active in the Portal.
Clemson is very active in NIL and is choosing to spend it on retaining the players they like (see article below).
Q1. Can this work for Clemson?
Q2. Do we think Duzz would adopt this approach if Pitt’s recruiting was Top 20?
Clemson NIL Collective Received $3.95 Million in 2022 Contributions
According to IRS filings, TigerImpact revealed millions of dollars in contributions received and payouts to student-athletes in 2022
