Coaches question timing of transfer portal window as they prepare for College Football Playoff Boston 25 News [Video]

SMU coach Rhett Lashlee took a moment while preparing his team for the College Football Playoff to address the ever-growing concern over the open transfer portal window.

His problem isn’t with players wanting to transfer. Rather, Lashlee’s issue, one shared with other coaches, is the timing for those with teams still playing, whether in the 12-team playoff like the Mustangs or in one of the many bowls into early January.

“I hate it for our players,” Lashlee said Tuesday. “I told them … I hate it that you guys, you get a chance to play in the College football Playoff, yet you are either forced to decide do I go in the portal or not. Or let’s call it like it is, people are bombarding our roster trying to pick people off our roster, and we’re trying to focus on the playoff.”

Not to mention, it’s also time for final …