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2019 College Player Free Agent Thread -- Dudes Declaring Early, Transferring, or Leaving School

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LTtxfan

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Crazy how long Transfer Portal List has become.    Here's some of the names....

Quarterback

Kelly Bryant, Clemson - Missouri
Justin Fields, Georgia - Ohio State
Ben Hicks, SMU - Arkansas
John Langan, Boston College - Rutgers
Devon Modster, UCLA - California
Riley Neal, Ball State - Vanderbilt
Shawn Robinson, TCU - Missouri
Jordan Travis, Louisville - Florida State
Jack Tuttle, Utah - Indiana
Brandon Wimbush, Notre Dame - UCF
Alex Delton, Kansas State - TCU
Tate Martell, Ohio State - Miami
Jalen Hurts, Alabama - Oklahoma
Austin Kendall, Oklahoma - West Virginia
Cameron Rising, Texas - Utah

Undecided

Ross Bowers, Cal

Ty Storey, Arkansas
Braxton Burmeister, Oregon
Shane Buechele, Texas
Nick Starkel, Texas A&M
Josh Jackson, Virginia Tech
Keondre Wudtee, Oklahoma State

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Running Back

James Gilbert, Ball State - Kansas State
Trey Sneed, Rutgers - Fordham  

Charles Strong, Texas A&M - Troy

Asa Martin, Auburn - Miami

Toneil Carter, Texas - Sam Houston State

Undecided

Greg Bell, Nebraska

Riley Burt, BYU
Mitch McNutt, Illinois
Craig Nelson, Indiana
Amir Rasul, Florida State
Trey Smith, Louisville
Ty'Son Williams, South Carolina
Kyle Porter, Texas
Tristian Houston, Texas
Brandon Stephens, UCLA
Caleb Perry, Washington State
Deshawn McClease, Virginia Tech
Max Anthony, Rutgers
Eric Swinney, Ole Miss

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Wide Receiver

A.D. Miller, Oklahoma - Illinois
K.J. Osborn, Buffalo - Miami
Nate Craig-Myers, Auburn - Colorado State
Bru McCoy, USC - Texas
Randal Grimes, USC - Minnesota
Tabari Hines, Oregon - NC State

Undecided

Lawrence Cager, Miami 

Irvin Charles, Penn State
Charlie Fessler, Northwestern
Benaiah Franklin, Purdue
Carmoni Green, Illinois
Justin McGriff, Nebraska
Keith Mixon, Mississippi State
Sean Savoy, Virginia Tech
Montel Parker, Texas A&M
Juwan Johnson, Penn State
George Campbell, Florida State
Griffin King, Auburn
Brandon Polk, Penn State
Eric Kumah, Virginia Tech
Keyston Fuller, Duke
Marquez Ezzard, Miami
Benaiah Franklin, Purdue
Audie Omotosho, UCLA
Samuel Denmark, Virginia Tech
Rashad Blunt, Rutgers
Tavin Richardson, Kentucky
Trevon Sidney, USC
Kainoa Wilson, Washington State

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Tight End

Tyler Davis, UConn - Georgia Tech
Luke Ford, Georgia - Illinois
Jalen Harris, Auburn - Colorado
Danny Dalton, Penn State - Boston College
Austin Dorris, Indiana - Bowling Green
Jay Jay Wilson, Arizona State - Auburn
Matt Alaimo, UCLA - Rutgers

Undecided

Lou Dorsey, Illinois
Christian Roberson, Mississippi State
Eli Wolf, Tennessee
Naseir Upshur, Florida State
Chris Cunningham, Virginia Tech
Kyle Penniston, Wisconsin
Nakia Griffin-Stewart, Rutgers

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Offensive Line

Nathan Eldridge, Arizona - Oregon State
Tommy Kennedy, Butler - Miami
Richie Petitbon, Alabama - Illinois
Ryan Roberts, Northern Illinois - Florida State

Undecided

Alex Gellerstedt, Penn State

Zeke Martin, Illinois
RJ Proctor, Virginia
Drew Richmond, Tennessee
Reuben Unije, Illinois
T.J. McCoy, Florida
Larry Boyd, Illinois
Andrew Trainer, Illinois
Jonah Jackson, Rutgers
Parker Braun, Georgia Tech

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Defensive Line

Darrion Daniels, Oklahoma State - Nebraska
Miles Fox, Old Dominion - Wake Forest
Cameron Goode, Virginia Tech - UCF
Aubrey Solomon, Michigan - Tennessee
Chigozie Nnoruka, UCLA - Miami
Shameik Blackshear, South Carolina - TCU

Undecided

Malik Barrow Ohio State
Trevon Hill, Virginia Tech
Daviyon Nixon, Iowa
Jauntavius Johnson, Auburn
Zach Abercrumbia, Rice

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Linebacker

Drew Singleton, Michigan - Rutgers
Aundre Kearney, Virginia Tech - UCF
Levi Jones, USC - NC State
Jonathan Greenard, Louisville - Florida
Jarvis Miller, Penn State - UMass

Undecided

Oluwole Betiku Jr., USC
Dae'Lun Darien, Penn State
Aaron Mends, Iowa
Jaelan Phillips, UCLA
Guy Thomas, Nebraska
Kam Jones, Louisville
Nadarius Fagan, Syracuse
Keandre Jones, Ohio State
Loren Mondy, Arizona State
Austin Smith, Tennessee

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Defensive Back

Bubba Bolden, USC - Miami
Isaiah Humphries, Penn State - Cal
Jordan Hayes, Duke - UCF
Deangelo Gibbs Georgia - Tennessee 
Jordan Moore, Texas A&M - Houston
Brandon Feamster, Duke - Richmond

Undecided

Jarius Adams, Rutgers
Trey Creamer, Iowa
Zaire Jones, Vanderbilt
Qwuantrezz Knight, Maryland
Ykili Ross, USC
Jack Leius, Minnesota
Marcus Lewis, Maryland
Bennett Williams, Illinois
Ayron Monroe, Penn State
Cameron Watkins, Illinois
Spencer Perry, South Alabama (former Notre Dame player)
Lamont Wade, Penn State 
Nate Dalton, Arkansas
Nick Harvey - South Carolina
Antonio Parks, Arizona
E.J. Thomas, Kansas State 
Devante Smith, Virginia Tech

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Not that I've followed but some na!we on that list i didn't expect:

Delton from KSU to TCU.  He going to have to sit a year?  Released to transfer in conference?  Seems like a downgrade from Robinson (putting aside Robinson's habit of throwing picks)

Charles Strong leaving aggy so soon.

Levi Jones - he chose poorly. 

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I know a lot of people worry about this, but it will benefit Texas. If you can’t figure that out, just think about who benefits from free agency in the professional sports. Herman will leverage all of the natural and massive advantages of Texas. UT and the other blue bloods will eventually kill it on the transfer front except when there is regime change. 

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40 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

I know a lot of people worry about this, but it will benefit Texas. If you can’t figure that out, just think about who benefits from free agency in the professional sports. Herman will leverage all of the natural and massive advantages of Texas. UT and the other blue bloods will eventually kill it on the transfer front except when there is regime change. 

My takeaway from all this is that it's going to be harder than ever to rebuild as a new coach, especially at non-blue bloods. With the emergence of the portal, waivers, and a generally "transfer-positive" environment, players who don't care for the culture transitions with new leadership will be emboldened to test the waters like never before.

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27 minutes ago, Machinator said:

My takeaway from all this is that it's going to be harder than ever to rebuild as a new coach, especially at non-blue bloods. With the emergence of the portal, waivers, and a generally "transfer-positive" environment, players who don't care for the culture transitions with new leadership will be emboldened to test the waters like never before.

NFL opportunities might seem a lot more attractive to some college coaches now due to this transfer portal issue.  They'll grow tired of the constant requirement to recruit: 1)High School kids; 2) Transfers; and 3) Current players to stay.

Seems like the recruiting effort needed to be successful for CFB Coaches just tripled overnight.  It has to be much more difficult finding time to actually coach football.

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4 hours ago, Machinator said:

My takeaway from all this is that it's going to be harder than ever to rebuild as a new coach, especially at non-blue bloods. With the emergence of the portal, waivers, and a generally "transfer-positive" environment, players who don't care for the culture transitions with new leadership will be emboldened to test the waters like never before.

I think good players who have had to wait behind a good starter will take chances with teams that have just undergone coaching transitions. 

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On 2/8/2019 at 6:50 PM, Machinator said:

My takeaway from all this is that it's going to be harder than ever to rebuild as a new coach, especially at non-blue bloods. With the emergence of the portal, waivers, and a generally "transfer-positive" environment, players who don't care for the culture transitions with new leadership will be emboldened to test the waters like never before.

You guys should be doing cartwheels if Tater gets a waiver.  I haven't followed it that closely, but how in the hell did Fields get a waiver.  And if it's because some racist hurt his feelings over a year ago and the pain and suffering just started manifesting itself in the past few months (once he realized Fromm wasn't going anywhere), that's some fucking bullshit.  Everything is already stacked against programs at our level and now Saban can just stroll into Stillwater with a shopping list?   

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You guys should be doing cartwheels if Tater gets a waiver.  I haven't followed it that closely, but how in the hell did Fields get a waiver.  And if it's because some racist hurt his feelings over a year ago and the pain and suffering just started manifesting itself in the past few months (once he realized Fromm wasn't going anywhere), that's some fucking bullshit.  Everything is already stacked against programs at our level and now Saban can just stroll into Stillwater with a shopping list?   

Mack Brown used to steal RC Slocum's shopping list.

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On 2/8/2019 at 6:08 PM, closetojumping said:

I know a lot of people worry about this, but it will benefit Texas. If you can’t figure that out, just think about who benefits from free agency in the professional sports. Herman will leverage all of the natural and massive advantages of Texas. UT and the other blue bloods will eventually kill it on the transfer front except when there is regime change. 

I agree - but not sure how to feel about that. Even if it advantages UT I'm not sure it is good for the integrity of the sport.

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1 hour ago, Istian said:

I'm reading that as Texas/Bru is gonna get completely screwed while one Tathan Martellus gets his full waiver.

Tate to ACC... New ESPN ACC Network Aug 2019

Bru to B12...... LHN Texas🤘

ESPN ACC Network > LHN Texas🤘

ESPN influence/bias on this not looking good

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On 1/28/2019 at 6:27 AM, Parliament said:

Rutgers's best O lineman is looking to grad transfer, and Ohio State is high on his list.

https://theozone.net/2019/01/grad-transfer-lineman-jonah-jackson-visit-ohio-state/

Out of the 2 games that Rutgers lost to Ohio State by a combined score of (like) 100 to 3...

I'd transfer there too...

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40 minutes ago, kopp0e said:

Out of the 2 games that Rutgers lost to Ohio State by a combined score of (like) 100 to 3...

I'd transfer there too...

I was pleased to discover that Ohio State has actually played Rutgers, you can never be sure in those garbage super conferences.

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3 minutes ago, Machinator said:

(Assuming Bru's waiver is approved) if CFB free agency wasn't a thing before, it certainly is now.

Yep. The offseason is about to get that much crazier. Between UT being one of the major programs in the sport and the infrastructure Herman has established, I can only see this benefitting Texas, as a whole, moving forward.

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4 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

More stats and info on too many underclassmen leaving early.....

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26554382/underclassmen-getting-bad-draft-info

Also Saban's take:

Saban not a fan of some players leaving early for NFL..... Has stats to back it up.



http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/26458754/saban-players-lose-entering-nfl-draft-early

Alabama coach Nick Saban warned against all but the top-ranked players leaving early for the NFL draft, saying, "the person that loses in that is the player."

Saban watched seven of his underclassmen declare for this month's NFL draft, the most in his tenure at the school. Saban said Saturday that players who are selected in later rounds -- or not at all -- might be leaving money on the table and helping NFL teams save on salaries.

"Now, we have guys that have no draft grades, seventh-round grades, free-agent grades, fifth-round grades that are going out of the draft. And the person that loses in that is the player," Saban said after Alabama's spring game. "If you're a third-round draft pick, and we had one here last year -- I'm not going to say any names -- goes and starts for his team, so he's making third-round money, which is not that great. He'd be the first guy taken at his position this year, probably, and make $15-18 million more.

"So, the agent makes out, the club makes out, and now they've got a guy that's going to play for that kind of money for three more years, all right? And everybody out there's saying, 'Well, get to your next contract.' Well, there's obviously 50 percent of these guys never getting to a next contract. And that doesn't mean all the rest of them got to one, either."

Saban said the increased willingness to turn pro early has affected his recruiting process to include discussion of life after football.

"So, it's the culture and it's the trend, and I've actually changed how I talk to recruits now," Saban said. "I tell every recruit that I talk to the reason that you're going to college is to prepare yourself for the day you can't play football. I think we have a lot of people way back in high school, all right, that look at college as a conduit to get to the NFL. And look, I am 100 percent NFL. I'm 100 percent guys having careers, all right? But people have to be smart about the business decisions they make relative to the NFL because it is all business.

 
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