When Paul Tortorella looks around at the NCAA Division II football landscape, he doesn’t recognize what’s been his home for almost three decades. He’s like a stranger in a strange land.
Players enter the NCAA Transfer Portal the day after their season ends, hoping to move to a better situation. Players transferring multiple times after learn the grass truly isn’t always greener. High school players find fewer and fewer opportunities. And coaches are concerned about the long-term sustainability of it all.
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