Gators have 6 transfers. I thought that was a lot but I see quite a few schools with that many or more.
More transfers that don't make sense to me. Players who are on great teams, who played a lot and would play a lot in 2022. ** Former Georgia wide receiver Jermaine Burton announced on Sunday that he will transfer to Alabama. The Dawgs just beat the Crimson Tide in the national championship game, but Burton is switching sides after entering the transfer portal on Wednesday. Burton was second on the team in receiving yards with 497 and tied for second on the team in receiving touchdowns with five. Burton was the No. 99 recruit in the 2020 class out of Calabasas High School in California, and chose Georgia over offers from LSU, Alabama, Arizona State, Oregon and others.
There's really only one answer here - the kids like this are shopping their names for a payday. I'm sure he said he's "open to staying at Georgia", if things "work out"...
Yeah, that could be it. Alabama has lost 11 and gained 3, I think. We mostly lost 2nd or 3rd stringers and gained somebody else's starters. Hard to explain or understand. Burton was Georgia's 2nd leading receiver, I think.
So whatever happened to the rules regarding kids making progress toward graduation? If I remember correctly transfers counted against the school. Did the NCAA toss that out when they gave the free passes??
Terry, I agree but it is kind of.a.luxury that teams with top.ranked recruiting classes have. I'm still baffled by Burton's move though.
The Caleb Williams saga. Like most I wonder why he hasn't signed up with USC and his old coach Lincoln Riley. But they said today on ESPNU that his dad doesn't trust Riley now since he bailed on OU. Also said that Wisconsin is now in the mix along with LSU.
I think that the exemplary Alabama athletic team right now is softball. I have watched Patrick Murphy's teams for the last 10 or 12 years and they have all exhibited grit and competitive drive that is really admirable. I don't know if NIL and transfers will affect them or not but they are fun to watch.
Hey, I feel the same way about Gator softball. Really enjoy watching them. Maybe Gator football will be fun to watch again when our new coach gets his players. I sure like his approach.
The vast majority of players aren't getting big money, more like a couple of grand or free food at a local place. But at bigger schools with organized and wealthy alumni /boosters there are situations like at Texas where every scholarship OL will make a base NIL of 100k. Qwin Ewers already is making a ton and should he win the job and Win on the field the sky will be the limit.
Terry, is that true? Every scholarship OL is making at least $100K That's not like the pros, that is the pros. Actually it's worse than the pros. There is no salary cap.
Well I was wrong about the 100K, it's 50K! A group of Longhorns boosters announced Monday a fund that will blindly give University of Texas offensive lineman under scholarship $50,000 a year to perform charity work for yet-to-be-disclosed charities. While it’s admirable to ensure that charity work is done, to pay for it is quite bold. Charity is also the perfect vehicle to avoid reproach. After all, who could get mad at charity? “We’re the first charitable NIL entity….and what that means is we’re doing good,” said Rob Blair, who co-founded Horns with Heart, in his interview with “Texas Homer,” published on YouTube. New Texas Booster Fund Highlights Major Flaws in NIL System
You could see this coming. Now kids with a lot more money can buy a lot more trouble. Even less reason to hit the books and the transfer portal creates "bargaining leverage." And the business "advisors" (ie. agents) are celebrating while college football begins to deteriorate.