With 4000+ kids in the portal, what has happened to the student athlete?

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With 4000+ kids in the portal, what has happened to the student athlete?

Author: LanceManion (9516 Posts - Joined: Jul 16, 2010)

Posted at 7:49 am on Jan 10, 2026

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I’m not talking about the quick buck artist or kid who will go pro, but the kid relying on FB to finance his education? Is that notion gone? It seems like of the 4000 kids, a big chunk will lose access to heavily subsidized/free post-secondary education and top tier universities.

Imposing corporate abuse, neglect and greed on deserving victims.

Replies to: "With 4000+ kids in the portal, what has happened to the student athlete?"

With 4000+ kids in the portal, what has happened to the student athlete? - LanceManion - 7:49am 1/10/26 (17) [View All]
- The student-athlete has now become the employee-athlete [NT] - NEPA Irish - 5:10pm 1/10/26
- Are they not getting a scholarship at their new school? - LanceHarbor - 12:20pm 1/10/26
- Very little alma mater relationship vs. mostly short-term leases. - hipND - 10:53am 1/10/26
- IMHO, it’s a different world. They are compensated. They are professional. - sweetbobbyg - 9:52am 1/10/26
  - Maybe that is the harsh reality of it, especially at D1. - LanceManion - 10:46am 1/10/26
- The definition of f’d up is that Oregon had to move 2 defensive guys to RB because - ndphysics - 9:14am 1/10/26
  - Agree. It seems like it’s begging to get regulated. - LanceManion - 10:48am 1/10/26
    - It’s hard to know. SEC wants it regulated I bet [NT] - ndphysics - 2:50pm 1/10/26
      - They'll undoubtedly favor a "Rules for Thee, but not for Me" clause [NT] - humbaba - 3:13pm 1/10/26
- I think we have to look at D3 for the answer to that question. - ELP - 8:00am 1/10/26
  - I think you’re right. My son is looking at colleges. - LanceManion - 10:50am 1/10/26
    - Good luck to your son. [NT] - ELP - 1:10pm 1/10/26
  - D3 sports are exponentially better now than when I was in college. Portal is helping there, too [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:23am 1/10/26
    - I can only speak of my grandson's experience. His team is a D3 playoff team. - ELP - 9:01am 1/10/26
      - some D3 kids do get paid. what’s happening there is kids are dropping down to play when a coach - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:11am 1/10/26
        You have HS kids getting passed over by D1 & D2 coaches because they're not big enough, fast enough, - ELP - 4:03pm 1/10/26
        
        My grandson's teammate is a D3 All American on playoff team. He missed the boat on payments. - ELP - 1:06pm 1/10/26

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