“The portal timing obviously is not ideal.” I asked North Carolina Coach Scott Forbes about his coaching staff’s approach relying more on high school recruiting than the transfer portal but also not being afraid to pluck a player to fill a position of need. “For us at University of North Carolina we’re always gonna go after the best high school players but we’re also not going to shy away from getting the best guys out of the portal.” Forbes even shared a great tidbit about how the transfer portal recruiting visit for Jake Schaffner was scheduled the Monday after they lost to Arizona in the 2025 Chapel Hill Super Regional. Schaffner is hitting .358 with a 1.037 OPS.