Inside the Highs and Lows of the Transfer Portal

Baylor Scheierman was one of the most coveted players in the transfer portal.

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Four years ago when Baylor Scheierman was fielding calls from the two low-major schools interested in landing him, he never envisioned that one day he’d be hearing pitches from the country’s top college coaches about their plan to make him one-and-done.

Ask Kendric Davis where he was ranked in high school and all he can give you is a ballpark “high hundreds,” but his ability to reel off the list of players ranked ahead of him is impressive and downright scary.

“I was a four-star recruit by default because I was signed to the Big 12,” Davis says. “The recruiting experience as a transfer is night and day different.”