Elon has 3 players who have posted to the transfer portal so the Elon News wrote the article below to provide a understanding of the transfer portal which is a new system that started 10/15/18. This is not intended to try to compare the Elon situation to W&M since the Elon players posted to the portal BEFORE their coach was fired but only EDUCATE on how the process works.
http://www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2...fer-portal
The following quotes are helpful:
"The first thing to know is that a player entering their name into the Transfer Portal does not guarantee they will transfer. When the portal was launched on Oct. 15, 2018, it was designed to create more transparency between schools and players looking to leave their current institution. "
"Before it was put in place, players had to be the ones contacting schools to see what the market for their services was like. Now, once a player gets granted a release, other schools can contact them about their interest. This helps players get a better understanding of all the options they would have, not just dealing with whatever school they contact."
" that’s the beauty of the new process because the power has tipped in the direction of the players and given them the power to control where they spend their college career."
"But there are caveats. A school is under no obligation to hold a player at the institution. While this can be advantageous for situations where both a player and an institution are unhappy, it can also become a bargaining chip for schools. Institutions are not required to hold scholarship money for a player once they enter the transfer portal. An institution, should they want to, can take away a scholarship from a player the semester after they enter the transfer portal."