Important NCAA transfer rule and process clarifications.
Rules
1. "A student-athlete must provide their current school with a written request to enter the NCAA Transfer by May 1 if they participate in a fall or winter sport'. Referred to below as "notification of transfer". (Source - NCAA website)
2. "An NCAA Division I student-athlete must request a “notification of transfer” through the compliance office at the school they are transferring from. A student-athlete may initiate the notification-of- transfer process by providing his or her institution with a written notice at any time (or by May 1). The student-athlete’s institution must enter his or her information into the NCAA transfer portal within two business days of receipt of the student-athlete’s request." (Source - NCAA website)
Process
Written requests are sent to the college/university's Athletic compliance office who must validate the transfer request, athlete eligibility and then the compliance office enters the players name in the portal within 48 business hours (2 business days).... Important: Players cannot enter their own name into the portal.
Summary
So based on the rules and the process......."notification of transfer” written requests may be sent through end of day today (by 5/1) then 48 hours of compliance office verification would occur on business days Monday-Tuesday (2 business days) so the period for names entering the portal may continue through Tuesday, 5/3.
Also - the deadline for actually transferring is the Add/drop class registration deadline for whichever enrollment period the transfer will begin at the new school.....for some they may choose to enroll in Summer 1, 2 or 3 semesters or others may end up enrolling for the Fall semester in August. So it may seem as if the portal never closes with announcements likely throughout the next few weeks and even well into the summer.