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The University of Florida’s football team got some more good news from the transfer portal on Tuesday as former Texas Longhorns wide receiver Jordan Pouncey, who transferred to UF this past offseason, was granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA according to a report by Zach Abolverdi of GatorsTerritory.
The redshirt junior appeared in 12 career games for the Longhorns and recorded two catches for 19 yards in 2019. A graduate of Winter Park High School in Orlando, Fla., he returns to his home state with two seasons of eligibility remaining. Typically, transfer students are forced to sit out a year in between playing for two different schools, but given the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has affected collegiate sports, the NCAA presumably granted his transfer waiver in light of the difficulties caused by the virus.
Jordan, the older brother of Florida freshman cornerback Ethan Pouncey — both of whom are cousins of Gators’ legendary offensive linemen Mike and Maurkice Pouncey — joins a stable of wide receivers chock full of talent despite losing four players to the professional ranks last April. He will vie for playing time with incumbents Trevon Grimes, Kadarius Toney and Jacob Copeland as well as fellow transfer Justin Shorter, who also received an immediate eligibility waiver last month.
Along with Kyle Pitts making catches from the tight end position, quarterback Kyle Trask will have plenty of top-tier targets to throw to in his march towards the Heisman Trophy this season with the addition of Pouncey to the receiver room.
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