Players can commit to a new school at any time, whether or not it is within the transfer window. Players hoping to enroll for spring ball must commit by early January, but players who enter the portal in the fall are allowed to commit and then join the team during the summer.

Vanderbilt football will begin welcoming its 2025 signing class on Wednesday. The early signing period for football has been moved up this year to avoid coaches having to deal with high school recruiting alongside the transfer portal opening,

Instead of trying to fortify a strong recruiting class in 2025, Vanderbilt reportedly is going to heavily use the transfer portal this cycle.

Here's what Clark Lea and Vanderbilt football need to do to turn their attention to the transfer portal and bowl prep after losing to Tennessee.

Vanderbilt football couldn't shock the world again. In a season in which Vanderbilt upset Alabama, Michigan beat Ohio State, Kentucky beat Ole Miss and Oklahoma best Alabama, Vanderbilt seemed like it may be on the path to pull another when it took an early 14-0 lead on Tennessee Saturday.