Like it or not ─ and generally, most people in the process who are not players do not like it ─ the transfer portal has forever changed college football. With t

The NCAA transfer portal both gives and takes away from Group of Five programs. While schools at that level are liable to lose their top players to Power Four programs every year, the portal also allows those same schools to fill the holes by snagging athletes that may not have panned out at other programs or rising stars from the FCS level.

Jeff Brohm has raised Louisville's floor with a 19-8 record and an appearance in the ACC championship game two years ago. His 2026 class already has more than a dozen commits, with four-star defensive back Jaydin Broadnax out of Florida the biggest get so far. At nearly 6-3, he has great length, balance and body control for a corner.