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Teams across the Atlantic Coast Conference are expanding staffs to help deal with the challenges of recruiting during the transfer-portal era. That's meant creating what amounts to their own NFL-like front offices. Those growing personnel staffs are charged with tracking the national landscape in terms of players who are potential candidates to transfer and might be a good fit. The challenge is being ready to move quickly when the transfer-portal window opens in December. California coach Justin Wilcox said he thinks personnel and recruiting areas are places "where you're going to see teams continue to grow."








