Tag: opt outs

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