Player Transfers Thread

[Ramminyou]

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So leaving Penn State so far:

Redd to USC
Haplea to Florida State
Bolden to LSU
Pollard to Rutgers

Rumored:

Nowicki to Illinois
Fortt to Cal
Justin Brown to Oklahoma
Akeel Lynch to Iowa

Also sounds like Garrett Sickels (one of their best 2013 recruits) is talking to Florida.

Last one to leave turn out the lights, I guess.

Have to wonder if the Redd transfer will have a domino effect on some of the kids, especially the recruits. The majority have pledged to stay, but if the transfers and decommits begin to pile up, some of these other kids might decide to look elsewhere. The only thing is it's so close to the season that many will decide to stay regardless. It might not be until offseason 2013 that we see many of these underclassmen players transfer out.

[Ramminyou]

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Move Fortt to the officially gone column it looks like


RT* @ DaveRuden*Khairi Fortt is transferring from Penn State to Cal. Details to follow.

[letsgopens66]

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@Psyblast

Sickels isn't going anywhere. He's been constantly tweeting about how he's committed to PSU. I doubt he goes to Florida.

[sportznut02]

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USC transfer Kyle Prater is eligible to play at Northwestern this year. Prater was Rivals #3 player in the 2010 class. He will have 3 year left to play at Northwestern.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/blog/eye-on-college-football/19696813/kyle-prater-eligible-to-play-for-northwestern

[franch1se]

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USC transfer Kyle Prater is eligible to play at Northwestern this year. Prater was Rivals #3 player in the 2010 class. He will have 3 year left to play at Northwestern.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoot...r-northwestern

And what exactly was his hardship or why was he granted immediate eligibility? He transferred because he was buried on the depth chart...anyways, I'll be rooting for KP and hope he does well.

[cjonesfan921]

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Pollard to RU is a great addition.

That RU DL should be stellar in the near future.

[Pmoney327]

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Pollard to RU is a great addition.

That RU DL should be stellar in the near future.

As long as he doesn't get moved to OL.

Hopefully those position changes are dead since Schiano left.

[RaychelSnr]

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Have to wonder if the Redd transfer will have a domino effect on some of the kids, especially the recruits. The majority have pledged to stay, but if the transfers and decommits begin to pile up, some of these other kids might decide to look elsewhere. The only thing is it's so close to the season that many will decide to stay regardless. It might not be until offseason 2013 that we see many of these underclassmen players transfer out.

This. I'd expect most of the guys to transfer after a season of reality really sets in. With the scholarship reductions and restrictions being what they are, losing 20+ players would potentially move Penn State to needing to cancel a season or two anyways or play them with a team made up of mostly walk-ons.

[Wildcats302]

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This. I'd expect most of the guys to transfer after a season of reality really sets in. With the scholarship reductions and restrictions being what they are, losing 20+ players would potentially move Penn State to needing to cancel a season or two anyways or play them with a team made up of mostly walk-ons.

Agreed. The intelligent ones are moving on now, but some are being a little naive in staying with a sinking ship.

[khaled]

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Anthony Fera, PSU kicker, will transfer to Texas.

We really needed a kicker and we got a good one in Fera. He is originally from Texas, and will have 2 years of legibility.

[Ramminyou]

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Anthony Fera, PSU kicker, will transfer to Texas.

We really needed a kicker and we got a good one in Fera. He is originally from Texas, and will have 2 years of legibility.

Pretty big blow. Isn't he also their punter? PSU's special teams just took a major hit. Seems like a move possibly motivated by being closer to home than anything else.

[khaled]

He did all of the kicking and punting at Psu. At UT he'll most likely only be kicking, since we were counting on a couple of walk on true freshmen to step up and kick. This is really good for Texas because we need all the points that we can get, so a hood kicker is a must.

[IlliniM1ke]

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OL Ryan Nowicki leaving Penn State for Illinois

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/54680/lineman-nowicki-leaves-psu-for-illinois

Offensive lineman Ryan Nowicki, a redshirt freshman guard, is transferring from Penn State to Illinois, colleague Scott Powers and others are reporting. Nowicki's departure from Penn State has been in the works for a little while, and the 6-foot-5, 280-pound Glendale, Ariz., native, reportedly was deciding between Illinois, Washington and Arizona State.

Huge addition for us, we need OL help pretty badly. He had some big schools recruiting him out of high school, took official visits to Michigan and USC so hopefully he can develop into something for us.

[Sportsbuck]

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Thought you guys would enjoy this snippet from PSU's scout board re: Redd transfer

Redd.... THere is no way he is a future first round draft pick. We may experience addition by subtraction as I think Belton is better than Silas. It's my opinion that Silas knew Belton was better and ran from the future diminished role.

[franch1se]

Thought you guys would enjoy this snippet from PSU's scout board re: Redd transfer

Lol thank you for that.