NCAA, Charlie Baker and transfer portal

NCAA president Charlie Baker addresses transfer portal proposal, Power Four conferences wanting more control
Hours after coaches made their case for a simpler calendar, Baker pumped the brakes on an immediate slashing of most portal windows
NCAA president says transfer portal for football still must fit academic calendars
Charlie Baker, speaking with reporters at the NCAA Convention, said transfer windows are challenging because they must be built around academic calendars.
NCAA's Baker addresses transfer window issue amid coaches vote
President Charlie Baker believes that “there's time to figure out the transfer portal window situation,” after FBS coaches voted to “significantly cut down” the days of transfer availability.
Tuesday’s college football: NCAA president says transfer portal still must fit academic calendars
FBS coaches voted unanimously in favor of replacing the current two portal periods with one 10-day stretch in January.
CFB Coaches Show Support for Proposal to Create Single Transfer Portal Window
Division I FBS coaches voted Tuesday during the American Football Coaches Association convention to change the current transfer portal time window frame
College football coaches want transfer portal changes. Here’s what they’ve proposed
Student-athletes can enter their names into the transfer portal during two different periods for the 2024-25 academic year. The first took place in early December and the second in late April.
Coaches' transfer portal proposal a step in the right direction, but needs more work
FBS coaches put forward a proposal to change the transfer portal, unanimously approving it in a vote on Tuesday, according to David Hale of ESPN. The proposal
Could college football’s transfer window be shrinking? FBS coaches want it so, per report
The vote took place during a coaches’ meeting at the 2025 American Football Coaches Association convention in Charlotte, N.C., per the ESPN story. FBS coaches voted to move the transfer window to Jan.

NCAA to help pay House settlement

Charlie Baker urges Congress to act on college sports legislation
Stressing his own organization's ability to pay out $1.2 billion over 10 years to help settle an industry-changing lawsuit, ...
NCAA president says legal clarity needed on transgender athlete participation
The brief mention of the NCAA's transgender athlete policy by the organization's leaders during a high-profile event was ...
Baker v. Markey in 2026? Not so fast, NCAA says.
Baker is 68. He was found to be the most popular governor in the country multiple times during his tenure as governor. Before ...
NCAA athletes seeking women's sports for women only
As states have and Congress now moves to protect women’s sports, Wednesday’s second day of the NCAA Convention in Nashville ...
The clock is ticking for the NCAA to change its trans policy and protect women’s sports
Court ruling defending Title IX puts pressure on NCAA to defend women's sports as organization heads into annual meeting.
NCAA board chair says there’s agreement that change is needed in how Division I is run
The chair of the NCAA board of governors says change in how Division I schools govern themselves is needed, but the real work will come in determining what, exactly, those changes are.
NCAA official refutes report on Charlie Baker
Is NCAA President Charlie Baker considering a run for a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts in 2026? According to a Thursday ...