HBCU coaches say unregulated NIL rules and the transfer portal are allowing bigger schools to recruit directly from their rosters, threatening program stability.
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NIL, transfer portal make high school recruitment more competitive
Veteran coach Milton Barnes launched Play Right Sports Academy to help high school athletes navigate recruiting challenges in the transfer portal era.
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Transfer portal, NIL add to the pressure on Black coaches
The double-edged new normal in college athletics today is the transfer portal and NIL (name, image and likeness). Since it was introduced in 2019, the number of men’s and women’s basketball players in the portal has increased each year from hundreds in 2019 to thousands in 2025.
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Losing coach hopes for better days
Jazmone Turner’s first season as Delaware State WBB Coach was not without its ups and downs. It also can make a coach, even one as experienced as Turner, self-question what they are doing.