Freshman wide receiver from Alabama 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 Rankings.

Odom was listed as a five-star prospect and the 30th overall recruit in the country by On3, but was unable to crack two-deep in his only year in Tuscaloosa due to a high number of receivers.

He appeared in every game, but caught just seven passes for 65 yards – and had no receptions in SEC play. Nevertheless, the 1.90 meter tall, 100 kilogram playmaker will be one of the most sought-after players in the country as soon as he enters the transfer portal.

Odom has 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 College Football Playoffs Field and bowl games are announced. According to the NCAA, the portal will open for business on Monday, December 9, 2024 and close on December 28.

The spring window in April remains. The portal will only be available for 10 days, starting on April 16, 2025 and closing on April 25, 2025. The transfer portal opens for 30 days when a head coach leaves their program, allowing athletes to leave the program and decide their future. per NCAA guidelines.

With the first 12-team College Football Playoff, the postseason is getting longer. Athletes from teams participating in the College Football Playoff and subsequent bowl games will be able to participate in an additional five-day transfer portal window in January after the portal closes.

More than 2,800 FBS scholarship players entered their names in the NCAA transfer database during the 2023-24 school year. If you exclude those who retired or turned pro, the final total was 2,707 transfers – meaning approximately 25% of all FBS scholarship players entered free agency in a year.