The end of the regular season for many college football teams precipitated the entry of many players into the transfer portal ahead of the first official day on Monday, December 9. Arizona is expected to have a big roster turnover of players leaving the program and transferring in for the 2025 season.
Several Arizona players announced their intention to enter the transfer portal ahead of the official start on December 9. Arizona lost 28 transfers in 2023. Ten 2023 Arizona transfers followed former head coach Jedd Fisch to Washington. Arizona will not have that problem in the 2024 transfer portal.
Brent Brennan had a late start on the 2024 transfer portal cycle when he was hired by Arizona in January. Arizona still was able to sign 26 transfers. The fall transfer portal cycle ahead of the 2025 season runs from December 9 through December 28.
Players who participate in the College Football Playoff whose teams are eliminated after December 28 can still enter the transfer portal. There is no deadline for a player to commit to their new program. The spring transfer portal window is April 16-25, 2025. The portal windows were shortened from 2024.