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By Will McLernon<\/b><\/p>\n

Medill Reports<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

On Saturdays last fall, former Houston Christian University offensive tackle Rodney Leaks would often sit in a Las Vegas spo<\/span>rtsbook or at home with his dad watching college football, wishing he was on the field. Instead, he was stuck in the transfer portal.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 6-foot-5, 310-pound, former three-star high school recruit expected to be picked up by another Division I program when he entered the portal after his freshman year because of a coaching change, but ended up missing a full football season and a year of classes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like it was the toughest thing I\u2019ve ever gone through,\u201d Leaks said. \u201cLooking up at the TV, seeing everybody playing college football knowing that they are the same age or we are supposed to be in the same position, (while) I was just sitting at home watching them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Leaks\u2019 experience with the transfer portal isn\u2019t uncommon. Out of the thousands of the Division I athletes who entered the portal between August 1, 2023 and July 31, 2024, 31 percent remained active entrants, according <\/span>to the NCAA\u2019s latest data on transfer trends<\/span><\/a>, which can leave those stuck with unmet dreams, an incomplete education and in some cases, mental health challenges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Those athletes may still be exploring transfer options, transferred to a non-NCAA school \u2014 like Leaks, who signed this month with Trinity Valley Community College in Texas after spending a full year in the portal \u2014 or may have left their sport like former Iowa and Washington State punter Max Hoskins.<\/span><\/p>\n

At both schools, Hoskins said he was told that he wouldn\u2019t become the starter because they had recruited an older former Australian Rules Football player to fill the position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat left a huge self-confidence issue in me, I was just having a hard time believing in myself,\u201d Hoskins said. \u201cI was in a pretty bad place (thinking) \u2018What am I doing? (Why) do people not want me?\u2019 Is it something with my personality?\u2019 \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Max
Max Hoskins transferred to Washington State University from Iowa. He entered the portal again after he was told he wouldn’t become the starter.(Courtesy of WSU Football)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During Hoskins\u2019 second stint in the portal, he decided he would only play for a school that had a good sports business program. So, when the 21-year-old couldn\u2019t find a good fit, he let go of football and enrolled at Arizona State.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hoskins said there\u2019s not a day that goes by where he doesn\u2019t miss playing football, but he\u2019s the happiest he\u2019s been in college because he doesn\u2019t have to deal with the fear of being replaced on the team or the challenges of finding a new program.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe portal is stressful and it’s not somewhere you want to be,\u201d Hoskins said. \u201cThere\u2019s very much a grass is greener on the other side mentality, but that’s not the case.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jamesetta Cleveland, a consultant who founded \u201cSports Mom University\u201d to help athletes and their families navigate recruiting and the transfer portal, said it\u2019s important for athletes to ask themselves why they are entering the portal other than name, image and likeness (NIL_ opportunities and to have a plan to ensure they don\u2019t get stuck.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s because once athletes enter the portal, their spot on the team is often filled, the university no longer has to honor scholarships once the school year ends, and sometimes, credits don\u2019t transfer between schools, Cleveland said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve dealt with athletes who cry because it’s like \u2018Even if I’m not getting to the league, I was going to be the first college graduate in my family and now I’m not going to be that,\u201d Cleveland said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cleveland said the NCAA needs to do a better job on spreading awareness about the range of outcomes that could happen when athletes enter the portal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am definitely pro-freedom of movement and I think it’s a good thing, (but) I believe that the adults in the room have not done their due diligence to see things implemented in a way that’s truly able to protect the well-being of student-athletes,\u201d Cleveland said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Both Leaks and Hoskins said they expected to receive messages from Division I coaches, but instead had to spend months advocating for themselves by reaching out to football programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tess Kilwein, a former Vanderbilt athletics sports psychologist who now owns a private practice, says the portal can be a positive because some athletes find a program that is better suited for them, but it can lead to negative mental health impacts for players who struggle to find a new home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the offers don’t come or when you know you have a good conversation (and) there’s no follow-up, that can create a lot of anxiety for athletes about \u2018Do I even have options next?\u2019\u201d Kilwein said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Rodney
Rodney Leaks entered the transfer portal to find a new D-1 football program but ended up stuck for a year. (Submitted by Rodney Leaks).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Leaks was in the portal, he said coaches would point out little flaws in his blocking techniques and fitness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt kind of broke me down at first because it made me feel like \u2018Dang as good as I thought I was, like as good as I thought as I was doing, I really wasn’t,\u2019\u201d Leaks said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere were a lot of nights where I was worried what was going to happen and I was worried I was not a good enough athlete to make it far in life.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, those feelings motivated Leaks to take his training to a new level as most days he spends two hours at the gym working on strength at the gym before driving to his former high school\u2019s football field for another two-hour workout focused on improving his footwork.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to prove that I\u2019m a good athlete, that I\u2019m a Division I guy,\u201d Leaks said. \u201cAnd that I will be going to the next level.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Will McLernon is a graduate student at Northwestern\u2019s Medill School of Journalism specializing in sports media. You can reach him at willmclernon2024@u.northwestern.edu.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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