What happens to Players who go to the Portal, but get no offers?

A lot drop down levels, like go D2 or NAIA. I was talking to a baseball coach at a local D2 school, he said one thing that sucks for new high school graduate is there are so many fewer opportunities to get on a team in college because the transfer portal allows them to get players from D1 who are more ready now. I assume it’s the same for football.

Hopefully, very very cold.

They have a golden opportunity to get a massive head start in life and spit on it.

I don’t feel sorry for a single one of them.

They crawl back to the team and say they’re “all-in”?!?!?!

They come back with their tail between their legs, knowing they aren’t marketable and they just blew their only shot at trying, now their only way forward is to prove something on the field and to do it for less than what they were promised before (if Utah’s NIL is smart).

I get that we want people who are “all in”, but from a Machiavellian standpoint I’m fine with these guys padding the roster. A newly motivated player that just took a voluntary pay cut is a dream. A lot of people need that sort of motivation and this isn’t the NFL. Unless you’re Cam Rising, college football isn’t a career. There’s no point in being a lifer to somewhere you’ll be for 2-5 years unless you know it’s your last stop. At the same time, it cuts both ways. If you’re allowed the leave for greener pastures your meal ticket should be allowed to reassess your value upon your re-entrance. A little ruthless capitalism can reward loyalty if properly employed.