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Caleb Williams' transfer portal entry is latest and loudest example of free agency taking flight in college football

Caleb Williams, Oklahoma’s star freshman quarterback and a favorite to be the NFL’s No. 1 overall draft pick in 2024, has entered the transfer portal, adding a massive pop of talent to college football’s new era of free agency.

If you thought players opting out of bowl games was causing the heads of the sport’s old guard to spin, well, welcome to the next level.

Now that players are allowed a single transfer without having to sit out a season, and with the era of name, image and likeness profiteering upon us, this is some combination of hot stove baseball and county fair auctioneer.