Are some of the departures asked to leave, to make room?

I am no insider, but I imagine that a frank conversation about potential playing time is had with all.

Some may not like what they hear and look for an opportunity to play more, elsewhere.

I look forward to hearing from other OBD fans with more insight!

Edited 9 hours ago9 hr by PittDuck
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Yes, that's how it works. Some coaches are absolute trash in how they do it (see a certain worshipped fake coach in Colorado) and others are probably more direct and decent about it. This is big business and coffee is for closers, for lack of a better phrase.

I think many of the conversations were probably prompted by the players much sooner than this last couple of days, since we had a slug of defensive backs who were not going to play anytime soon declare for the portal a month ago.

And Dan goes out and gets the No. 1 Portal Safety.... Whew!

This has been going on for sometime now... coaches have been sitting players down and outlining their current trajectory towards playing time. Effectively being encouraged to leave.

It’s so prevalent it is actually an annual stage in the college football video game.

Edited 9 hours ago9 hr by JabbaNoBargain

There are a few categories of transfers, so it seems.

The star players on lesser teams who want a bigger stage. You don't know how they will do vs better competition.

The highly rated HS players on top teams who are not playing. You don't know how they will do against any competition.

The ones on good teams in good leagues who are playing and just want a change for whatever reason. These guys you can look at film and see how well they will do.

Some get pushed out the door and some just think the grass is greener somewhere else.

Some have been working hard on their bodies and developing.

Some have already peaked in high school.

Some get injured and are never the same again.

Some just don't have very good skills.

And some turn into really good players.

If you are a coach and you want to keep a guy, you better play him.

Thanks for the replies. And thanks to Charles and all the mods, for running a tight ship!