After weeks of anticipation and early announcements, the NCAA transfer portal is now officially open for college football players. The offseason transfer portal window for FBS and FCS players opened at midnight ET on Jan.

The open portal window is the most consequential period in roster construction and can turn a pretender into a contender in a hurry.

Players who leave a playoff team could be pursued by other postseason teams, if for no other reason than intelligence gathering.

Sports' in-depth look at the 2026 college football transfer portal, including a latest report on quarterbacks who will define this cycle.

The NCAA college football transfer portal is open, and OU, OSU are already making moves. Here is how it works and when it begins.