Summary Of Many Players Finding The Grass Looks Greener Through The College Transfer Portal

Kaleb Diers Ms. Champion Kirkwood Comp April 9th 2024 Transfer Portal Consequenses The article titled, “Many Players Finding The Grass Looks Greener Through The College Transfer Portal” was written by Don Yaeger during the fall of 2023 and featured on Forbes. It was an informative piece aimed at breaking down the problems of college athletes switching universities. To elaborate, the transfer portal is a term coined by college sports where athletes looking to leave their team can then enter their name into a database for opposing coaches to recruit them. The issue that arises now is that players aren’t required to sit out a year for reasons of eligibility, and athletes are seen as lazy by cutting corners. Yaeger directed this passage toward the fans of college sports to

Another tool that is utilized within the reading is the appeal to logic. Logic is used to present an argument clearly and rationally because it makes the information easier to understand and digest. Though it is seen multiple times throughout, one example is towards the end where he paints a picture of the duality between player and coach. The article states, “Coaches who are paid to win may not invest in developing those they see as ‘future’ contributors, while players who are looking for the shortest route to the pros may not invest in learning how to earn their place in the starting lineup,” (Yaeger). Put simply, the transfer portal creates a bad cycle and forms a rather harsh mindset in both players and coaches. Creating and describing a made-up situation is a great way to catch a reader's eye because in this sense they can easily agree with Yaeger's argument. It's common sense to think that a money-hungry coach is going to demand championship-caliber players instead of developing on, and that a player wanting to go big won’t want to wait their turn on the