UCLA's Karson Gordon Tries Track Portal Route to Keep Football Options Open Until June 26
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Updated · Fox News · May 28
UCLA's Karson Gordon Tries Track Portal Route to Keep Football Options Open Until June 26
6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 28
Karson Gordon, a UCLA redshirt sophomore quarterback/wide receiver, is reportedly entering the transfer portal as a scholarship track athlete while planning to play football at his next school.
June 26 is the key date: track and field's portal window opened this week and stays open until then, creating a path after the NCAA shut football's spring transfer window and moved to a single January period.
Gordon has track credentials from high school and UCLA, and current rules reportedly do not bar him from competing in both track and football next season.
The move could become a template for other football players seeking a workaround, reviving concerns that transfer and eligibility rules are being outpaced by creative roster management.
College sports have seen similar loophole hunting before, including Miami's late-1990s use of track scholarships for football players who later joined the team as walk-ons.
With athletes exploiting every loophole, can new federal laws truly fix the 'Wild West' of college sports?
Will federal rules meant to create fairness accidentally destroy smaller sports programs while empowering the richest schools?
Is the real fight over transfers and NIL, or the fundamental question of whether college athletes are employees?