Dan Hurley compared athletes frequently using the transfer portal to changing out your daily underwear
UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley took a pretty sound stance on Wednesday against the NCAA’s widening of the transfer portal for athletes.
As Hurley explained to the media, from his perspective, it’s not healthy for the players to be able to jump around with ease between programs, especially while an NCAA tournament is underway.
He went so far as to compare players making these moves with such frequency to someone changing out their daily undergarments.
UConn coach Dan Hurley offers his thoughts on the transfer portal
"I just don't think it's healthy for somebody to be able to change schools like underwear." pic.twitter.com/kejAhwCfeb
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) March 27, 2024
There will always be a stark irony to how coaches view players moving around between schools when you consider how coaches can do the same with relative ease throughout their careers when given the opportunity.
Between the transfer portal and NIL deals, athletes have more power swaying in their direction than they ever have in the sport’s history. Hurley joins the voices who feel that it’s a step in the wrong direction.