The Talent-Acquisition Guideline

Talent Acquisition = high school NIL + transfer portal NIL. Keep it under 25% of your total ◆ budget — 30% if you run the Portal Program philosophy, which leans on the portal by identity.

Retention, coaching staff and facilities sit outside the guideline entirely and are unrestricted. This is a rule about the share of your program you pour into new talent, not a limit on what you may spend.

Your Program Blueprint on My Hub tracks target against actual all cycle. Enter your real remaining allotment from the game and the smaller of the two numbers binds — the league guideline never gives you more room than the game gave you.