(08-25-2020, 03:25 PM)82lsju Wrote: (08-25-2020, 11:00 AM)SamuelMcF Wrote: Honestly, I'm pretty surprised we're not seeing more of these. Wazzu has a WR transferring to Ole Miss but I think that's about it.
Quote:Tay Martin wanted to play college football closer to home and didn’t want to wait a full season to do it.
The ex-Washington State wide receiver seemingly checked off both things less than a week after placing his name in the NCAA transfer portal, announcing on Twitter Saturday he’ll finish his college career with Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State.
I think a lot of Pac-12 players understand they are unlikely to just move in mere days before the start of the season and play in the SEC. Maybe some would get to play on lower tier ACC or Big12 teams without team practice time, but not many.
They would be playing in venues without fans in most cases. They would be moving to a region loaded with COVID cases while not having friends, housing, relatives, etc.
What happens if the SEC/ACC/Big12 plays ~5 games before they have to cancel everything? Quite possible a transfer would play just enough to lose a year of eligibility while never starting. A player might move up the depth chart during the full season, but moving up will be very hard to do if the season is cut short.
If a player is so great that they could potentially start for top tier SEC teams without any practice, then they probably are better off staying with their current team, opting out of a Spring season (if it happens), and getting ready for the NFL combine.
My guess is we will see a number of 3rd and 4th year Pac-12 and BigTen players go directly to the NFL combine/draft in time, but there is no need to declare that path here in August.