NC State's Dave Doeren, North Carolina's Mack Brown and Duke's Manny Diaz explain how they build their football rosters with the transfer portal and National Signing Day.
COULDN'T STOP THE KID FILTHY JANES FALL TO ONE. THEY DO HAVE A SIX-GAME POINT STREAK. I WAS SO BUSY BLEEPING OUT DAVE DOEREN AND MACK BROWN YESTERDAY. I BARELY TALKED ABOUT THE PLAYERS SIGNING DAY USED TO BE WE'RE RECRUITING ENDS NOW. IT'S REALLY WHERE IT BEGINS. JASON JENNINGS EXPLORES THE POWER OF THE PORTAL. >> WHEN THE REGULAR SEASON ENDS ROSTER MANAGEMENT FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAMS GOES INTO OVERDRIVE. IT'S LIKE YOU HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL PUZZLE. >> ANY LEAVE THE ROOM AND YOU COME BACK AND THERE'S 30 PIECES MESSING YOU DON'T KNOW WHO TOOK THEM. AND NOW YOU'VE GOT TO GO FIND THOSE PIECES. SO WE'VE GOT TO GO FIND. IS THAT A HIGH SCHOOL GUYS? IT? >> JAY COLLEGE GUYS UP ON THE WALL AND EARLY SIGNING DAY IS NOW A MERE WEEKS AWAY AFTER THE REGULAR SEASON. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO DO IT WITH A LARGE MAJORITY OF HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS. WE REALLY DON'T WANT TO JUST GO PORTAL AND THE TRANSFERS WHILE COACHES ALL PREFER TO SIDE HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS AND DEVELOP THEM FOR 45 YEARS. YOU ALSO HAVE TO RECOGNIZE WHERE YOUR HOLES ARE, WHERE YOU'VE BEEN ANY TO LIKE A DEATH THIS YEAR. WE HAD SEVERAL GUYS LEAVE OUR TEAM BECAUSE THEY WERE PLAYING. I GET THAT WITH THE KIDS ARE LEAVING IN YEAR 3. >> THEN YOU HAVE THOSE FRESHMAN, THE SENIORS IN THE GAP. AND THAT'S FOR US WHERE THE PORTAL IS REALLY HELPFUL. HE'S TRYING TO FIGURE OUT YOUR DEPTH, THE STAG OR THE DEPTH CHART. SO YOU DON'T GO FROM SENIOR THE FRESHMAN NC STATE RECENTLY FOUND THEIR NEXT ARCTIC QUARTERBACK THROUGH THE PORTAL QUARTERBACK GRAYSON MCCALL FROM COASTAL CAROLINA. BUT NOT WITHOUT A STAFF THAT HAD TO STAY ON TOP OF POTENTIAL PLAYER MOVEMENT, VICE WE WE FELT. >> COMPLETELY UNPREPARED FOR A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPENED. GUYS GO IN THE PORTAL. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CASES WHEN THEY BECOME LEGAL TO RECRUIT. THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THEIR TOP 3 SCHOOLS FOR US. IT WAS MORE ABOUT FIGURED OUT WHY. WHAT ARE THE KIDS THAT IF THEY WENT IN TRACK AND YOU KNOW, HOW ARE THEY DOING OUT THERE? AND THAT'S THE REALITY, YOU KNOW, AND YOU CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT ALL