03-29-2026, 12:35 AM
What I want to know is whether the administration has genuinely opened the door to taking kids from the portal for WBB - meaning, will Stanford accept rising sophomore through grad transfer students, and is there now an expedited process to accept such students during the portal period. Because if the answer to that question ranges from "hell no" to "we can accept on occasion an exceptionally academically qualified student who is a rising sophomore or a grad transfer only," then no one is going to be able to resurrect the program.
Per On3, 8 Iowa St. players will be going into the portal, and that doesn't (yet) include Audi Crooks. It's another Oregon State extinction level event in progress. Unless there is serious NCAA reform, this is the new normal, and most teams are going to see annual departures. Stanford can't field a competitive team if they insist on playing with rules that virtually no one else follows. Of course, as a fan, I might choose my kids' club soccer games over this hot mess.
Per On3, 8 Iowa St. players will be going into the portal, and that doesn't (yet) include Audi Crooks. It's another Oregon State extinction level event in progress. Unless there is serious NCAA reform, this is the new normal, and most teams are going to see annual departures. Stanford can't field a competitive team if they insist on playing with rules that virtually no one else follows. Of course, as a fan, I might choose my kids' club soccer games over this hot mess.