The NCAA Administrative Committee decided Wednesday that college football will move to a single transfer window, closing the spring Transfer Portal, but it hasn't yet decided when that window will be or exactly how long it will be.
Another NCAA committee, the Football Oversight Committee, proposed earlier this month that the portal would open January 2 and close January 11, but that's still being studied. That proposal puts it right in the middle of the playoffs, which doesn't see workable, unfair for teams still in the bracket.
Another problem is that any attempts to restrict player movement will inevitably be tested in court, where the NCAA has a longer losing streak than the '62 New York Mets.
Appearing on the Joel Klatt Show Dan Lanning said, "This year, again, the portal will open and the national championship game will be two-to-three weeks after the portal is open, so there’s going to be some teams that are still going to be in a season with players coming and going from your program.”
As they often do, the NCAA is working the problem from the wrong end. Lanning has said repeatedly that the season needs to end on January 1st. Make Week Zero the standard, getting it going a little earlier. Take the byes out of the playoff, and consider eliminating the Conference Championship Games, which have become superfluous.
Run the playoffs through December and schedule the National Championship for July 1, preferably at the Rose Bowl. That has the crucial element of avoiding competition with the NFL playoffs and playing the final on a Monday night. College football belongs on Saturday and New Year's Day.
But no transfer window or playoff schedule will work without a collective bargaining agreement with the players, something the NCAA doesn't want to face. Seemingly, they'd rather kept losing in court.