Opinion: Don't expect Nick Saban and Alabama to start relying on the transfer portal

Don't expect Alabama coach Nick Saban to constantly refresh the NCAA transfer portal waiting for new names to appear.

If you take Saban at his word, he plans to keep building his program the old-fashioned way – recruiting high school standouts – and use the transfer portal where it makes sense, even as college football moves into an era that will make it easier than ever to transfer.