For ACC teams, adding an NFL-like front office is the new norm for transfer-portal recruiting

North Carolina State head coach Dave Doeren watches an instant replay on the scoreboard during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Clemson Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Clemson, S.C.

North Carolina State head coach Dave Doeren watches an instant replay on the scoreboard during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Clemson Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)


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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."

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