Last Call | Jake Coker BLASTS the Transfer Portal Problem in College Football

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🗓️ 30 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Former Alabama quarterback Jake Coker joins the discussion as college athletics faces major changes with the proposed Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan effort from Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell aimed at reshaping the future of the NCAA, NIL, the transfer portal, athlete eligibility, and revenue sharing. In this episode, Jake Coker and the crew break down the biggest issues in college sports today: should athletes be limited to one transfer? Should college eligibility be capped at five years? Should former professional athletes be allowed to compete in college sports? And could revenue sharing and NIL changes put non-revenue sports like softball, baseball, and other spring sports at risk? Jake also shares his perspective as a former Alabama quarterback, explaining why he believes transfer restrictions could help athletes build accountability, handle adversity, and develop within a program. Plus, the guys celebrate a big week for Alabama athletics, including the Alabama softball team’s dramatic postseason comeback win over UCLA and Alabama baseball’s explosive playoff performance. The conversation also turns nostalgic as Jake Coker looks back on Alabama’s dominant 38-10 win over Georgia in 2015, his playing career, a memorable trick play involving Kelvin Benjamin, and the lasting impact of elite coaches like Nick Saban and Kirby Smart on college football programs. Subscribe to The Next Round for more college football news, Alabama football discussion, SEC football analysis, NIL updates, transfer portal debate, and conversations with some of the biggest names in sports. #CollegeFootball #AlabamaFootball #JakeCoker #TransferPortal #NIL #NCAA #SECfootball #NickSaban #KirbySmart #AlabamaSoftball #AlabamaBaseball #TheNextRound SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - / @nextroundlive FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Brooks Carter: /BrooksACarter Sponsor the show: sales@nextroundlive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Bama softball and baseball making some noise in the postseason.
0:04.4	There's some college football rules being proposed by Congress that could change everything.
0:12.3	We'll get into that as well.
0:13.7	Bama football, getting closer and closer to the start of football.
0:19.3	It feels like it's coming.
0:20.4	That's Jake Coker. I'm in Bled Jake Coker. Let's get this party start.
0:23.5	All right. All right, there.
0:38.6	What are you doing over there?
0:40.0	You finally get your shirts up on the wall, and then I got, I got cups in the way.
0:45.1	You know, you're like kind of dunking in and out.
0:48.7	I mean, I'm getting the office right this week.
0:53.1	Well, get some internet up there because you're kind of,
0:56.0	you're kind of glitchy today, but it looks good, man.
0:58.0	I love those jerseys.
0:59.0	Move out of the way.
0:59.5	Let me see what you got.
1:00.8	I knew there's the national championship jersey.
1:04.0	I got my, the Tennessee football from the one I stole from Derek.
1:09.8	Oh, nice.
1:11.8	The old helmet there.
1:14.3	Last,
1:15.0	last game in Brian Denny.
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