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(Post will be continually updated throughout the week)

Most of the news this week again centered around waivers for eligibility being granted, with Jamarius Burton (Texas Tech) and Tyrese Martin (UConn) being some of the highlights.

On Friday came the news that Iowa State’s Blake Hinson will miss the season due to an ongoing medical condition.

List of College Basketball Transfers, Updates & Injuries this week:

• Andre Adams, Boston College – reports of a season-ending injury for the grad transfer from Southern Utah
• Jamal Bieniemy, UTEP – eligible after transfer from Oklahoma
• James Bishop, George Washington – eligible after transfer from LSU
• Jamarius Burton, Texas Tech – eligible after transfer from Wichita State
• Je’Lani Clark, Nevada – not enrolled in school and has been removed from the roster
• Noah Fernandes, UMass – eligible after transfer from Wichita State
• Juwan Gary, Alabama – not yet returned to action (knee)
• Raymond Hawkins, Long Beach State – eligible after transfer from Alabama
• Blake Hinson, Iowa State – will miss the season with an ongoing medical condition (transfer from Ole Miss)
• Tyrese Martin, UConn – eligible after transfer from Rhode Island
• Mike Peake, Austin Peay – eligible after transfer from Georgia
• James Rojas, Alabama – no longer limited (knee)

(Post will be continually updated throughout the week)

The early news this week was South Alabama’s Michael Flowers going public with his frustration that Western Michigan (where he transferred from & averaged 16.9 points last season) wasn’t cooperating and he had been denied an eligibility waiver.

Some transfer eligibility waivers were granted on Thursday, which also saw the news of Western Kentucky’s Charles Bassey returning from injury to full-contact drills with the team.

Also the bizarre news this week that Buffalo’s Malik Zachery was charged with assault in relation to the stabbing of Canisius’ Scott Hitchon, which somehow resulted from a pickup basketball game.

List of College Basketball Transfers, Updates & Injuries this week:

• Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky – fully cleared, participates in full-contact drills
• Reggie Chaney, Houston – eligible after transfer from Arkansas
• Danilo Djuricic, Harvard – enters transfer portal as grad transfer
• Michael Flowers, South Alabama – says eligibility waiver has been denied after transfer from Western Michigan
• Jervay Green, Pacific – eligible after transfer from Nebraska
• Scott Hitchon, Canisius – identified as player stabbed by Buffalo’s Malik Zachery, has been released from hospital
• Austin Hutcherson, Illinois – resumes workouts after back issues this summer
• Zach Kent, Delaware State – eligible after transfer from Tennessee
• Makur Maker, Howard – top recruit is reported to be eligible to play this season
• Grant Sherfield, Nevada – eligible after transfer from Wichita State
• Nike Sibande, Pitt – waiting on eligibility waiver after transfer from Miami (OH)
• Levi Stockard, VCU – eligible after transfer from Kansas State
• Malik Zachery, Buffalo – suspended indefinitely after being charged with assault in connection with the stabbing of a Canisius basketball player, Scott Hitchon

The news this week again centered around transfers being granted immediate eligibility to play this season, with Liam Robbins at Minnesota and Tyler Harris being eligible at Iowa State some of the biggest news from early in the week.

Brandon Williams also announced that he would be leaving Arizona to pursue professional opportunities.

List of College Basketball Transfers, Updates & Injuries this week:

• James Akinjo, Arizona – eligible after transfer from Georgetown
• Jamarius Burton, Texas Tech – waiver request in process
• Courtese Cooper, formerly of LSU, commits to transfer to Southern Utah after first committing to FIU
• Eric Curry, Minnesota – recovering from knee surgery, hopeful for start of season
• Jason Douglas-Stanley, Manhattan – eligible after transfer from George Mason
• Tykei Greene, Stony Brook – eligible after transfer from Manhattan
• Tyler Harris, Iowa State – eligible after transfer from Memphis
• Carlos “Scooby” Johnson, Butler – torn ACL, out season
• Mac McClung, Texas Tech – waiver request in process
• Nathan Mensah, San Diego State – expected to be cleared and ready for start of practice
• Julian Rishwain, San Francisco – eligible after transfer from Boston College
• Liam Robbins, Minnesota – eligible after transfer from Drake
• Klay Stall, Utah State – ruled medically ineligible to compete, career likely over
• Tai Strickland, Temple – had shoulder surgery, not expected to miss entire season
• Donnie Tillman, New Mexico State – eligible after transfer from UNLV
• Brandon Williams, Arizona – leaving school to pursue professional opportunities

The news this week again mostly centers around transfers being granted immediate eligibility to play this season, with Memphis’ Landers Nolley perhaps the biggest name to get a waiver.

List of College Basketball Transfers, Updates & Injuries this week:

• Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky – knee expected to be fully cleared for the start of practice
• Tyron Brewer, ETSU – eligible after transfer from SE Louisiana
• Colin Castleton, Florida – eligible after transfer from Michigan
• David DeJulius, Cincinnati – eligible after transfer from Michigan
• Jalen Hawkins, transferring from Robert Morris to Norfolk State
• Nigel Hawkins, Stephen F. Austin – eligible after transfer from UTEP
• Rey Idowu, Tulsa – eligible after transfer from Illinois State
• Trey Jemison, UAB – eligible after transfer from Clemson
• Isaiah Jones, transfers from Southern Miss/New Orleans to Mississippi Valley State
• Chris Knight, Dartmouth – will miss season with Achilles injury, also will explore a grad transfer
• Adam Kunkel, Xavier – will redshirt after transfer from Belmont
• Malik Martin, Rhode Island – eligible after transfer from Charlotte
• Zane Martin – transferring from New Mexico to Towson, where he began his college career
• Franco Miller, Florida Gulf Coast – eligible after transfer from Ole Miss
• Landers Nolley, Memphis – eligible after transfer from Virginia Tech
• Jaylen Sebree, Morehead State – eligible after transfer from FAU
• Justice Sueing, Ohio State – foot fully cleared for fall
• Wynston Tabbs, Boston College – knee expected to be fully cleared for start of practice
• Austin Trice, Old Dominion – eligible after transfer from Portland State, played at Kansas St in 2018-19
• De’Torrion Ware, transfers from Jacksonville St to Morgan St
• Howard Washington, transfers from Syracuse to South Alabama
• Gabe Watson, Tulane – eligible after transfer from Southern Miss
• Elijah Weaver, Dayton – will redshirt after transfer from USC
• Isaiah Wilkins, Wake Forest – eligible after transfer from Virginia Tech
• Bryce Williams, Oklahoma State – eligible after transfer from Ole Miss
• Jalen Wilson, Kansas – ankle fully cleared for fall

The biggest news from the weekend was transfer related. On Saturday Washington State WR Davontavean “Tay” Martin announced he would transfer to Oklahoma State. Over the past 3 seasons Martin has totaled 143 receptions for 1615 yards and 18 TDs. Martin will likely apply for a waiver to be immediately eligible in attempts to join a WR corps led by Tylan Wallace.

Then on Sunday Colorado State TE Trey McBride announced he would remove his name from the transfer portal and remain with the team.

College Football Injuries and Updates List for August 22-23:

QBs:

• Max Duggan, TCU – had a procedure for pre-existing heart condition and has begun recovery, no timeline was mentioned
• TJ Goodwin, UTEP – opts out of season
• Gavin Hardison, UTEP – named starter
• Gunnar Watson, Troy – named starting QB

RBs:

• Jacob Kibodi – back in the transfer portal, was at Texas A&M last season and had transferred to Incarnate Word
• DJ Williams, Auburn – was seen wearing a non-contact jersey in practice last week, then held out of Saturday’s scrimmage, expected back next week

WRs & TEs:

• TE Baylor Cupp, Texas A&M – healthy after season-long injury last year
• Tay Martin – transfers from Washington State to Oklahoma State
• TE Trey McBride, Colorado State – withdraws from transfer portal
• Ricky Walker, grad transfer from Cal to Oregon State

The weekend had some big news break, foremost with the opt outs of RB Kennedy Brooks (Oklahoma) & WR Warren Jackson (Colorado State). The Brooks news in combination with Trey Sermon’s transfer to Ohio State and Rhamondre Stevenson still serving a multi-game suspension from last season means that Oklahoma will be breaking in some new RBs this year. TE Grant Calcaterra (Oklahoma) also announced he was returning to football but would transfer.

QBs:

• JT Daniels, Georgia – not yet medically cleared, contradicting report from earlier in the week
• Jamie Newman, Georgia – back from foot sprain

RBs:

• Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma – opts out of season
• Travis Etienne, Clemson – didn’t participate in scrimmage due to being “banged up” earlier in the week

WRs & TEs:

• Will Brown, Clemson – injured shoulder (?) in scrimmage, not thought to be serious
• TE Grant Calcaterra – “retired” from Oklahoma last season, but has decided to return to football and plans to enter the transfer portal
• Cason Grant, Oklahoma – lower-body injury, will miss part of season (walk-on)
• Warren Jackson, Colorado State – opts out to prepare for NFL draft
• Troy Omeire, Texas – torn ACL, out for season
• Warren Thompson, Florida State – apologizes after social media post criticizing team for handling of COVID
• Al’Vonte Woodard, Texas – checked for head injury after practice

The news this week has been dominated by teams and conferences trying to decide whether they were playing this fall or postponing to the spring, which postponed or limited practices for many teams.

Not many high-profile updates this week, perhaps the biggest being Marshall QB Isaiah Green withdrawing from the transfer portal, Georgia QB JT Daniels being cleared (later update: he is actually not yet medically cleared) while teammate QB Jamie Newman may be rehabbing a foot issue; at FSU WR DJ Matthews tweeting then deleting that he had a positive COVID test, which led to a brief player social media controversy at Florida State.

QBs:

• JT Daniels, Georgia – cleared for fall after ACL tear at USC last year
• Joey Gatewood, Kentucky – no update on waiver for eligibility
• Isaiah Green, Marshall – withdraws from transfer portal
• Kasim Hill, Tennessee – transfer portal
• KJ Jefferson, Arkansas – healthy for fall
• Sheldon Layman, Memphis – withdraws from transfer portal
• Trey Lowe, grad transfer from West Virginia to Southern Miss
• Re-al Mitchell, Temple – immediately eligible after transfer from Iowa St
• Jamie Newman, Georgia – reports he is rehabbing a foot issue
• Justin Rogers, UNLV – immediately eligible after transfer from TCU
• Joey Yellen, Pitt – immediately eligible after transfer from Arizona St

RBs:

• Josh Berry, South Florida – opts out
• Raheem Blackshear, Virginia Tech – waiver denied after transfer from Rutgers, team will appeal
• Trivenskey Mosley, Southern Miss – transfer portal
• TQ Newsome, Southern Miss – moves to LB
• Trevor Speights, Notre Dame – medically disqualified
• Christian Turner, Michigan – opts out (prior to Big Ten postponement)
• Terius Wheatley, Virginia Tech – limited by hamstring issue

WRs & TEs

• Antwan Dixon, Kent State – transfer portal
• Zack Dobson, grad transfer from MTSU to West Virginia
• TE Sage Ennis, Clemson – “battling back from mono”
• Malik Heath, Mississippi State – arrested for DUI, speeding
• Reginald Johnson, Louisiana-Lafayette – hamstring, out
• Frank Ladson, Clemson – quarantine protocol
• DJ Matthews, Florida State – COVID positive
• Eddie McDoom, USF – opts out
• Justin McKithen, Florida Atlantic – moved to CB
• TE Thomas Nance – USF – opts out
• Joseph Ngata, Clemson – back at practice (Wed)
• Isaiah Robertson, Notre Dame – medically disqualified
• Gunner Romney, BYU – limited practice, hamstring tweak (Mon)
• TE Christian Sabatini, Louisiana-Lafayette – undisclosed, out
• Arian Smith, Georgia – knee and wrist surgeries
• CJ Yarbrough, Liberty – healthy after foot surgery, probable for first game