The college football transfer market is largely an annual winter tradition, but every year a number of interesting candidates last until the spring. This year there are a number of new factors affecting the market, including the ongoing pandemic shutting down recruiting visits, the lack of spring practice and the uncertainty around both transfer rules for 2020–21 and whether the 2020 college football season will even start on time.
Quarterback transfers are always in the highest demand, and this past season’s College Football Playoff (featuring transfers Joe Burrow, Justin Fields and Jalen Hurts) was a perfect illustration of just how impactful a QB move can be.