PORTAL VORTEX

APPROX. 26 OUT AFTER 2024
THE ROSTER SPINS AGAIN

The portal was real. The churn was real. The public explanation was also real: “You're not building a program anymore. This isn't a program. Each year you just build a team.”

Early 2023 class

119th

Coastal's early 2023 recruiting class ranking.

After 2024

~26

About 26 players were reported to have left after the season.

The explanation

“We're going to lose our best players every year. That's just part of it. We have to have the funds to be able to keep them.”

Beck's answer: blame the portal, blame NIL, and admit the roster would keep bleeding talent. Coastal still had to live with the churn while his program slid toward a 6–6 finish and his firing.

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