<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Report: Oklahoma blocking grad transfer Austin Kendall from immediate eligibility at West Virginia <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/collegefootball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#collegefootball</a> <a href="https://t.co/xP1kFQx8PK">https://t.co/xP1kFQx8PK</a></p>— CollegeFootballTalk (@CFTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFTalk/status/1085609020273119240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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This is some grade A hypocrisy
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Report: Oklahoma blocking grad transfer Austin Kendall from immediate eligibility at West Virginia <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/collegefootball?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#collegefootball</a> <a href="https://t.co/xP1kFQx8PK">https://t.co/xP1kFQx8PK</a></p>— CollegeFootballTalk (@CFTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFTalk/status/1085609020273119240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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This is some grade A hypocrisy
Why wouldn't they block him? He's transferring in the conference. They told him before hand they would block any school in the BIG12.
My take:
1) OU got the Big 12's rules changed to their advantage when Baker Mayfield transferred in conference.
2) He's a grad transfer who wasn't going to play, especially with them accepting an incoming grad transfer to be the top of their depth chart.
3) Personally, if you're going to say these kids are students first and their payment is their education, then I think limiting where they can transfer to should be viewed as limiting their academic options just as much as their athletic options.
Baker was a walk on his first year. If Kendall wants to walk on at WVU he can do so.
The Baker rule makes sense, preventing a non scholarship player from playing makes no sense. So let Kendall walk on if he wants. But thinking OU would voluntarily give themselves a weaker shot at beating an opponent goes against logic.
Kansas State grad transfer quarterback Alex Delton hasn't quite been released to transfer to TCU.
There has been a "slow down" in Delton's transfer status, sources told CBS Sports on Wednesday. At issue is a competitive concern with Delton transferring within the Big 12, sources said.
Delton tweeted Tuesday "I'll be finishing my final year at TCU." The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Tuesday "TCU has found its grad transfer quarterback."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Man I am so blessed for what I’ve learned through this game & how it has shaped me. I’m proud of what I’ve done but I am not done yet... Change of plans. I will be finishing my final year at TCU. Excited to get started!!! ������<a href="https://twitter.com/TCUFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TCUFootball</a> <a href="https://t.co/is55VZtZdY">pic.twitter.com/is55VZtZdY</a></p>— Alex Delton (@adelton005) <a href="https://twitter.com/adelton005/status/1085336022102224896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 16, 2019</a></blockquote>
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However, grad transfers must meet all the conditions of the one-time transfer rule, which includes the originating institution's approval. Neither Kansas State nor TCU have made an official announcement. However, Monday is thought to be a soft deadline for semester transfers because that is a general start date for the beginning of the second semester.
K-State coaches are evaluating allowing Delton to transfer within the conference. Delton put his name in the transfer portal on Dec. 4.
Delton has played 20 games in his Kansas State career, making six starts over four seasons.
Without Kansas State's release, Delton could still transfer but per NCAA rules would have to sit out a year and lose a year of eligibility. That effectively would end his college career.
Delton also has the option of filing for a transfer waiver that would allow him to transfer immediately. He is among a group of FBS quarterbacks -- both undergrad and grad -- seeking transfers as that soft Monday deadline approaches.
TCU reportedly has had interest in grad transfer quarterback Austin Kendall of Oklahoma.
Baker was on scholarship for 2014. The Sooners got a special waiver to allow it:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...nsfer-qb-baker-mayfield-receives-scholarship/
He just had to sit out a year because he hadn't graduated at the time of transfer.
He was a walk on his first year as in at Texas Tech. So a team that never gave a kid a scholarship should have no right over his next move. He was just a normal student as far as their concerned. Kendall accepted a scholarship from Oklahoma and now he is wanting to leave that early, for a rival no less.
Riley granted Kendall his release. Still believe OU has every right to block but maybe this lower people’s pitchforks on them. With Hurts in hand, they let him go.
I liked college ball better before the free agency thing we have now. It’s like, I get to play as much as I want or I’m out.
It feels like a step towards college players taking official money.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Texas is about to lose some depth at the QB position. Junior quarterback Shane Buechele informed Texas on Wednesday he wants to enter the transfer portal. In addition, freshman quarterback Cameron Rising informed UT he was not returning to Austin. Rising recently visited Utah <a href="https://t.co/uTC0N7PewQ">pic.twitter.com/uTC0N7PewQ</a></p>— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnwarRichardson/status/1085722450736922629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Transfer Portal at 247 is awesome:
https://247sports.com/Season/2019-Football/TransferPortal/
Penn State has 10 (!) guys transferring. Is that roster management, or is Phony Franklin getting called on his BS by a wave of players leaving?
Some of you touched on this earlier, its time to start just referring to this at CFB's free agency period.