NCAA approves NFL-style OTAs, schedule and transfer portal window changes for 2027 - CBS Sports
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The NCAA has approved changes to the FBS calendar -- including a shortened transfer portal in January, moving up Week 1 and an altered offseason practice calendar that will allow for NFL-style voluntary workouts over the summer. The changes will go into effect on Jan. 1.
Under the new calendar approved by the NCAA, the FBS season would begin one week earlier, on what is now Week 0. With another week added to the schedule, each team would get a second bye week. The newly approved calendar also includes a shortened transfer portal window and a significant shift in the rules about offseason activities.
Josh Brooks, the vice chair of the oversight committee and the athletic director at Georgia, said the committee worked closely with the American Football Coaches Association when tweaking the calendar.
"The work of the calendar subcommittee in building off the American Football Coaches Association's recommendations has been critical in establishing clarity with the college football calendar," Brooks said. "We dedicated a tremendous amount of time and energy to ensure we built a calendar that best fits the needs of our coaches and student-athletes. I am proud of this work and appreciate the efforts of our group, which included athletics directors, coaches, student-athletes and commissioners from various schools and conferences."
Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea, a member of the committee and president of the AFCA, said the new schedule is a "great step forward for our game" and will "allow for more flexibility for team building in the spring and summer."
For the new changes to go into effect on Jan. 1, the Division I Cabinet must approve them at its meeting on Oct. 6-7.
Spring practices and summer activities as we know them are over. Under the new policy, teams will be…
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