Herb Hand isn’t the first coach to use this line. But it’s a good one.
“Sometimes it feels like the transfer portal is speed dating,” said Hand, Florida State’s new offensive line coach. “You don't have the opportunity or luxury, I guess, maybe of getting to know somebody that you do in high school recruiting, where you identify somebody when they're a freshman or a sophomore in high school and you build a relationship with them over years.
“In the portal era, you know that years have turned into minutes. Hours.”
“Sometimes it feels like the transfer portal is speed dating,” said Hand, Florida State’s new offensive line coach. “You don't have the opportunity or luxury, I guess, maybe of getting to know somebody that you do in high school recruiting, where you identify somebody when they're a freshman or a sophomore in high school and you build a relationship with them over years.
“In the portal era, you know that years have turned into minutes. Hours.”