When Ole Miss and Miami get College Football Playoff semifinal action going on Thursday night, each team will feature a high-profile quarterback who transferred into the program. For the Rebels, it's Trinidad Chambliss, who went from the bright lights of Big Rapids, Mich., to a national powerhouse. For the Hurricanes, it's Carson Beck who previously starred for Georgia.
The sport, quite obviously, is evolving fast. This is the second year of the 12-team playoff and pretty much everyone thinks that number will grow. All four of the remaining teams—with Oregon and Indiana on the other side of the bracket—have bolstered their rosters through the transfer portal. The Ducks' Dante Moore and Hoosiers' Fernando Mendoza are also excelling after transferring earlier in their careers.
So which of the remaining four teams have relied on the transfer portal the the most? Here's a look, using each team's official roster pages.
| Team | Rostered Players | Transfers | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 117 | 50 | 42.7 |
| Indiana | 100 | 34 | 34.0 |
| Miami | 109 | 31 | 28.4 |
| Oregon | 99 | 23 | 23.2 |
Ole Miss has been more active than the other three programs. Indiana ranks second, which makes a lot of sense considering the fact that Curt Cignetti brought seven of his current players with him from his previous stop at James Madison. Oregon has been the least reliant on the practice yet still almost a quarter of its roster comes from those who began their careers elsewhere.
Before the season started, ESPN put together a list of transfer portal talent added between years as well as that relative experience. Indiana came in 11th on that; Miami was 16th, Ole Miss 17th and Oregon all the way down at 33rd.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Breaking Down Percentage of Transfer Portal Players on Each CFP Semifinal Team.
