Delaney Mullins: The Transfer Portal And The Academic Chaos No One Talks About

This week, two-time University of Wyoming grad and former Cowboy Director of Athletic Academic Services and Coordinator for football, women's volleyball, and golf Delaney Mullins joins us on a fact-finding mission on the NCAA Transfer Portal and the impact on the people that actually make things happen behind the scenes.Mullins, who we actually found on TikTok (@Delaney_Ruthh), where she has found quite the following and fame, has over 11,000 followers and over 1.3 million likes on the platform -  with a lot of the traction coming from her talks about her time as an academic advisor, how the transfer portal really works and the toll it takes on the people who have to deliver the goods in such a short amount of time.We’ll speak with Delaney about her personal experiences working in a high-stress environment, how difficult it is to put all of the puzzle pieces together to get someone through the portal, and how she reached her breaking point to leave the business. She currently serves as an Admissions Counselor and Recruiter for the University of Arkansas.Timestamps:5:13 - Josh Allen and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles11:37- Telling a coach no14:26 - The harsh reality of the portal25:57- Delaney's breaking point in athletics32:50 - How ethics get challenged as an academic advisor35:17 - Do high-level academic schools struggle to compete in today's transfer portal era?41:15 Delaney's emotional decision to leave after seeing her first recruiting class graduate50:30 - Why college athletics experience makes you overqualified (but employers don't see it)1:01:05 - The tablecloth controversy in college admissions recruiting1:05:40 - Why sports matterThis episode was produced and written by Brandon Barca and Andy Boggs.Find us on all of the socials at NLCPod.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NLCPodX: https://x.com/nlcpodLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/nlcpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nlcpodTikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@nlcpod