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QB Tathan Martell (transfer to Miami, transfer to UNLV)

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OhioState001 said:
It's probably because a star player at a smaller school isn't willing to sit out a year. You see more players trading up in basketball with the grad transfer exception.
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Ben Roderick could go have a prove-it year or 2 then say he wants to come home to Columbus to play ball. Example off top of my head- obviously schollies have to be available.
 
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Poe McKnoe said:
I’m curious if there’s been a case where a player has “traded up” for a higher perennially ranked program. Most of the transfer waivers have been from, say, Ohio State to North Carolina or Miami or Akron, and not vice versus. Genuinely curious.
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Yep:

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Jagdaddy said:
Yep:

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Funny and technically true, but Georgia to tOSU is more of a lateral move. Mayfield technically upgraded to Oklahoma, but he didn't have a scholly so that is a pretty big reason to transfer. If we started to see a guy like Roethlisberger transfer from Miami to tOSU for his last year of college I think it becomes a big problem.
 
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RugbyBuck said:
The basis of the ruling was essentially that Tate had his feelings hurt when Fields transferred and tOSU didn’t do enough/anything to make him feel better. Why even have a rule anymore?
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If you would not have had the coaching change in there with it you would be right. Day is going to be running an offense that is going to focus on a QB who passes first and is able to run when needed. Tate was not going to succeed in winning the job.
 
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The coaching change would’ve been at least a colorable, although I still wouldn’t buy it, argument for immediate eligibility, but the articles specifically say that this was at most a minor factor for the NCAA and that the decision was made because Day & Co. didn’t make him feel wanted.
 
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