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'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.
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.
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.
FBS coaches support single, shorter transfer portal window
Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) coaches voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of a proposal that would reduce college football's transfer windows down to a single 10-day period in January.
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, transgender and College athletics

Charlie Baker urges Congress to act on college sports legislation
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NCAA approves new payment structure for women’s basketball teams in March Madness
Women’s basketball teams will be paid for playing games in the NCAA Tournament starting this year, something that men’s teams ...
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 ...
Republican to propose resolution calling on NCAA to ban trans athletes from women’s sports
Fla., got the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act passed in the House of Representatives, he already has plans to ...
NCAA Approves Women’s Basketball Tournament Financial Units in Historic Vote
The move brings a level of parity with the men’s tournament and adds an incentive for schools to invest in their programs to an even greater extent.
NCAA to dole out $1.2B to help pay for House settlement. Its president asks for Congress to step in
Stressing his own organization’s ability to pay out $1.2 billion over 10 years to help settle an industry-changing lawsuit, ...