
College Podcast: ABS Is Coming, Breaking Down Top Transfer Classes
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Baseball America National College Reporter Jacob Rudner is joined by Editor In Chief JJ Cooper to discuss the College Baseball Rules Committee's vote to bring ABS to college ball starting in 2027. Rudner and Cooper also take a closer look at the top three transfer classes in the country: Tennessee, LSU and Texas.
(2:30) Final takeaways from the 2026 MLB Draft
(6:00) ABS is coming to college
(11:56) The tech behind ABS
(14:28) How ABS could impact college umpires
(23:07) The importance of a good transfer class
(25:45) The SEC dominates the portal
(31:37) Why Tennessee has the No. 1 transfer class
(33:09) LSU reloads with stars
(35:24) Texas layers transfer haul onto sturdy core
(37:47) One non-SEC team with an intriguing transfer class
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