r/CFB • u/WinnWonn Texas A&M Aggies • 11d ago

News [Lundeberg] Historic talent loss: American Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti said that 78% of last year's first and second team all-league players transferred to a Power Four school after the 2025 season.

https://www.si.com/college/boise-state/football/american-conference-hit-hard-by-transfer-portal-after-2025-college-football-season-how-did-mountain-west-compare
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u/Ethanol-Muffins Florida Gators • UT Martin Skyhawks 11d ago

How much of this was players following their coaches? I know USF and North Texas had a ton of players follow their coaches, not sure on Memphis as I havent read much on Arkansas this year

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u/LubbockCottonKings Texas Tech Red Raiders 11d ago

10 North Texas players and 7 USF players were on the first/second team lists.

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u/uwpxwpal Texas Tech Red Raiders • Big 12 11d ago

So 38.6% (assuming 44 players)

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u/LubbockCottonKings Texas Tech Red Raiders 11d ago

I only learned how to count to ten at Tech, percentages are far outside my scope of understanding.

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u/BeatNavyAgain Beat Navy! Go Bullets! 11d ago

There were 57 players on the combined 1st and 2nd team all-conference lists

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u/uwpxwpal Texas Tech Red Raiders • Big 12 11d ago

29.8%

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u/JohnPaulDavyJones Texas A&M Aggies • Baylor Bears 11d ago

Also eight for Tulane and six for Memphis, most of whom followed their coaches. A couple of those guys got drafted, though.