Early Transfer Portal Moves, Hoops Rotations and Preston Stone Rumors

The Bleav in Northwestern podcast is back and there's plenty of news to talk about. Zach begins by discussing the On3 prediction that the Wildcats will land SMU quarterback Preston Stone in the transfer portal (2:13). Then, he welcomes on Wildcat Report's Matt Shelton to reflect on the end of the 2024 football season and talk about how NU has approached the early transfer portal window (8:05). The pair  discuss where the 'Cats have prioritized their transfer recruiting efforts (15:45), while also going over the key departures for Northwestern (28:51). After a brief conversation about national signing day (35:48), the two pivot to basketball and talk about how this particular team has already convinced them that it's worthy of making the NCAA tournament (39:59). They laud the development of Brooks Barnhizer and Nick Martinelli (43:31), while also expressing some concern over Chris Collins's short rotations (51:52). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.