Indiana & Texas Tech Winning The Portal? + CFP Semifinals Preview

Rece Davis, Pete Thamel, and Dan Wetzel break down how academics are complicated the college football transfer portal. They dig into Indiana’s approach to the portal, how Texas Tech has become increasingly competitive against SEC programs, and whether Michigan and Penn State can translate major coaching investments into landing top players. The guys then turn their attention to the College Football Playoff semifinals, highlighting the most intriguing matchup and picking who they think will advance to the national title game. 0:00 – Welcome 5:26 - Academics vs The college transfer portal 12:30 - Indiana’s approach to the transfer portal 20:48 - Texas Tech vs SEC in the transfer portal 29:21 - Michigan & Penn St got coaches, can they get players? 34:20 - How the transfer portal changed everything 45:48 - BTS of Pat Coogan receiving Rose Bowl MVP award 53:20 - The CFP semifinals can’t miss game is… 1:07:08 - The CFP semifinals, who advances? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Indiana & Texas Tech Winning The Portal? + CFP Semifinals Preview is an episode from The ESPN College Football Podcast by ESPN.

This episode is 77:11 long.

This episode was published on Jan 5, 2026.

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