Northern Illinois coach Thomas Hammock rails against NIL era's shortcomings in impassioned speech

The NCAA transfer portal arguably grants student-athletes more flexibility than ever. 

In the past, college athletes who elected to transfer could not compete in the first year after switching schools. 

The portal gives them the opportunity to play right away. Sweeping policy changes almost always bring both intended and unintended consequences. 

Since the advent of the transfer portal and the rise of name, image and likeness (NIL), the gap between college programs with deep-pocketed boosters and alumni and smaller schools with fewer financial resources has seemingly grown.

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