Topic: Andre Sam to The U?

[Thundering In MD]

https://247sports.com/Player/Andre-Sam-88931/

[CoachMaclid]

I would be shocked if he didn't land there.  He followed Guidry to Tulane before Guidry bolted for Miami.  This is also a position on need at Miami. 

[HerdEcon]

Another example why the transfer portal should have more rules.  This is his second transfer within just a few months.  How can a coach be expected to build a roster when players can get a degree, any degree, and jump from school to school?  How is a coaching staff to fill the teams needs if the coach doesn't know what those needs are until the season starts?  Injuries can not be helped but allowing a 19 or 20 year old to transfer everytime he does his laundry can be helped.

I understand the need to let players who graduate transfer but the same or similar rules should apply to graduate transfers as undergraduates.  Restrict the number of times a player can transfer during a year or a career.  If a player gets one transfer as an undergraduate and one transfer as a graduate without setting out a year, that should be plenty without extenuating circumstances.   

I'm glad Andre got a degree.

[gochneaur645]

Bunch of our players on Twitter were telling him to come back.

[marshallmark]

Another example why the transfer portal should have more rules.  This is his second transfer within just a few months.  How can a coach be expected to build a roster when players can get a degree, any degree, and jump from school to school?  How is a coaching staff to fill the teams needs if the coach doesn't know what those needs are until the season starts?  Injuries can not be helped but allowing a 19 or 20 year old to transfer everytime he does his laundry can be helped.

I understand the need to let players who graduate transfer but the same or similar rules should apply to graduate transfers as undergraduates.  Restrict the number of times a player can transfer during a year or a career.  If a player gets one transfer as an undergraduate and one transfer as a graduate without setting out a year, that should be plenty without extenuating circumstances.   

I'm glad Andre got a degree.

He followed a coach with whom he was close to another school, then that coach left.  Is it fair to restrict Andre to Tulane now that he has absolutely no connection to that team/school?  Its a bad situation all around, and the NCAA just makes it worse. 

[MUther]

He followed a coach with whom he was close to another school, then that coach left.  Is it fair to restrict Andre to Tulane now that he has absolutely no connection to that team/school?  Its a bad situation all around, and the NCAA just makes it worse.

Agreed.  A coach leaving has always been cause for a release prior to the portal.  It should count as an extenuating circumstance now, mentioned in the above post.  If the reason you transferred moves on then he should be able to move on with it.  Tulane will be fine.  He never played a down for them.  We however lost a guy that was great here and good enough to play for Miami, apparently.