Ryan Williams might be in for a wild ride, fam. His unwavering allegiance to Alabama is beginning to resemble a potential snare, drawing a striking resemblance to the transfer portal spectacle we all anticipated. This dude has been solid, no doubt, but with the chaos of the portal and the escalating discussions surrounding NIL, can we truly say he is really locked in with Bama? He might just find himself in a situation similar to that of that other individual who believed loyalty would reap rewards. Prepare yourselves, folks; looks like this could get spicy.

Greater player mobility in the revised transfer portal presents a significant challenge for teams to fill up the empty spots. But that’s surely not the case with Bama’s star wide receiver Ryan Williams. Now with Bama’s struggles and position in the league, his staying this long with the program is more surprising than if at all he decides to enter the portal. However, for now, Texas insider Hank South thinks Williams is pretty solid with Bama, as he says,

“I think he’s pretty solid with Alabama, but that is interesting. You know, if they have another down year and don’t make the playoffs, I’m sure I can’t imagine the backchannel offers he’s getting now. If he has another pretty strong season as a sophomore at Alabama, that’d probably help.” Despite being a 17-year-old rookie leading the Crimson Tide, Ryan Williams’s 857 receiving yards and eight touchdowns comprised half of the team’s receiving scores this season. Not too shabby. And yes, for now, he is not in the transfer portal yet.

Just to be specific, it’s a big if condition because teams are eyeing his commitment, and even insider Hank points out that even if Ryan Williams is not with the team, there is no guarantee he might stay longer, saying, “But he actually, I don’t, this doesn’t really mean anything anymore because I’ve seen it go both ways, but he just got an Alabama tattoo on his arm. So, you know, that holds him to Alabama, but Bar Alexander, the USC defensive line transfer, has a Georgia tattoo on his arm, so it doesn’t always mean you’ll stick with the school.” That’s a crazy parallel. Bar Alexzender is getting a tattoo for Georgia and moving to Penn State. Now if Williams also does the same, what will the use of that tattoo he made for Bama be?

With Bama already in misery with massive players entering the transfer portal, the speculations surrounding Ryan Williams’s transfer are something that can be very dangerous for the team, as the rumors of him joining the Ole Miss Rebels broke the internet. But for now, it looks like the team is at ease because of Kalen DeBoer.

Kalen DeBoer’ turning Bama’ fate

Alabama is out of the playoff scene, and this pretty much cost a fortune to Kalen DeBoer and the team. The transfer portal’s addition of fifteen players almost destroyed the dream of winning next year’s championship. Leaving next year, Bama still has a bowl game to play against the Michigan Wolverines, and with such a high amount of players hitting the portal, even that was like a far-fetched hope. However, Kalen DeBoer’s presence of mind swiftly turned the tables for the team.

After taking a hit to open the transfer window, this was the least Kalen DeBoer and Bama could do to win the bowl game. Seeing DeVonte Smith entering the portal and then joining hands with Notre Dame is one of the most shocking decisions of the season, but then DeBoer also didn’t let everything go away easily and pulled back Jaylen Mbakwe from the portal, who is the second player to come back to Bama after Danny Lewis Jr. For coach DeBoer it was a piece of cake to fill up their roster with young talents, but getting your players back into the team shows that it’s not the quantity that counts; it’s the quality that shows.

Moreover, the team has also successfully signed with Florida Gators’ defensive lineman Kelby Collins. Now this is quite evident after Bama’s high-end DL Jaheim Oatis made a shocking move by transferring to the Colorado Buffs. Looks like Kalen DeBoer is filling up well for everything he lost this season, but does that count as winning the bowl game? Let’s see if, amid all the inconsistency, Bama can secure a win and prove that, with or without Nick Saban’s guidance, the team can outshine the rest.