Alabama WR Caleb Odom plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal

Alabama freshman wide receiver Caleb Odom plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after one season with the Crimson Tide, he told On3’s Hayes Fawcett.

The Carrollton (Ga.) native was one of the crown jewels of Alabama’s 2024 recruiting class, which ranked No. 2 nationally in the On3 Industry Ranking.

Odom was tabbed as a five-star prospect and the country’s No. 30 overall recruit by On3, but was unable to crack the two-deep during his lone year in Tuscaloosa due to a deep crop of receivers.

He has appeared in every game, but caught just seven passes for 65 yards — and tallied no receptions in SEC play. Despite that, the 6-foot-4, 220-pound playmaker will be among the most sought-after players in the country once he enters the transfer portal.

Odom will have three years of eligibility remaining at his next destination.

More on the NCAA Transfer Portal

The college football transfer portal is scheduled to be open for 30 days during the 2024-25 academic year. The portal will open at the end of the regular season, the day after the College Football Playoff field and bowl games are announced. According to the NCAA, the portal will open for business Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, and close on Dec. 28.

The spring window in April remains. The portal will only be 10 days, lasting from April 16, 2025, and shutting down on April 25, 2025. The transfer portal will open for 30 days whenever a head coach leaves their program, allowing athletes to leave and decide on their future, according to NCAA guidelines.

With the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff, the postseason will be longer. Athletes on teams that compete in the College Football Playoff and later bowl game will be allowed to enter an additional five-day transfer portal window in January after the portal closes.

More than 2,800 FBS scholarship players entered their names into the NCAA’s transfer database during the 2023-24 school year. Removing those who withdrew or went pro, the final total sat at 2,707 transfers — meaning that roughly 25% of all FBS scholarship players hit free agency in one year.