WVU football: how the transfer portal impacts the Mountaineers

How does the transfer portal impact West Virginia University football?

Without NIL, the portal could likely help the Mountaineers. There have been numerous examples of players transferring to schools outside of the “usual suspects” and having great success. Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker proved that using the portal is not all about NIL money.
Tucker’s greatest recruiting accomplishment was bringing Kenneth Walker III to Michigan State.

Walker would help lead the Spartans to an 11-2 season with a Peach Bowl win and a notable win over their biggest rival, the University of Michigan.

With the current NIL rules in place, however, West Virginia football will not thrive as some of the other schools in the Big 12 will. Texas and Oklahoma have deeper pockets when it comes to recruiting and, therefore, will rule the conference’s recruiting for years to come.

West Virginia has some money, but not the money to recruit on a national stage. Head coach Neal Brown currently has a historic class in Morgantown; but even that may not be enough to compete on a national level.

If Brown can manage to use the transfer portal at a high level, the Mountaineers may be on their way to bigger and better things in college football.

Without unrestricted NIL, the portal would likely be of great use to the Mountaineers; however, West Virginia’s checkbook is not big enough to compete with college football’s top teams just yet.