After years of industry contention surrounding the issue of transfers, we’ve officially entered the age of unfettered free agency. The NCAA Division I Council adopted emergency legislation to remove the year-in residency requirement for multiple transfers and instead base their eligibility to compete on academic standards. In other words, all undergraduate college athletes can transfer multiple times and be permitted to play immediately – without having to sit out a year – provided they meet specific academic benchmarks. The expedited process played out against the backdrop of scores of footba…