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All-Time Gators Men’s Basketball Bio: Richard Glasper (1976-78)

Richard Glasper was a great guard on a very mediocre Florida squad in the mid-to-late 70s known for his elite vertical leap and quick hands.

Richard Glasper (1976-78) – Guard

Richard Glasper was a great guard on a very mediocre Florida squad in the mid-to-late 70s known for his elite vertical leap and quick hands.

Perhaps one of the greatest JUCO transfers in program history, he played in Gainesville for two seasons averaging double digits in points both years while setting a still-standing school career record for steals per game (1.83). He earned All-SEC honors in 1978 when he led the team in both steals and assists and his career average of 4.26 assists a game still stands as second-best in school history.

During the 1976-77 season, Glasper averaged 11.9 points per game making 53.5 percent of his shots, along with 2.1 rebounds; the following year, he averaged 13 points on 48.5 percent shooting from the field, along with 3.1 rebounds.

Despite Glasper’s innate athletic ability, his 6-foot frame limited his prospects in the professional ranks and he went undrafted after leaving school, never playing in the NBA.

REPORT: Alabama WR Chadarius Townsend to transfer

A day after losing wide receiver Tyrell Shavers to Mississippi State, Alabama is set to lose WR/RB Chadarius Townsend.

Just one day after it was reported that former Alabama wide receiver Tyrell Shavers was leaving the program and transferring to SEC West rival Mississippi State, it has been reported that Chadarius Townsend will also be departing.

Townsend has spent time at Alabama practicing as a wide receiver, a running back and a defensive back.

Matt Zenitz of AL.com was the first to report on his intent to transfer.

Townsend, an in-state recruit who joined Alabama in 2016 as a four-star athlete, will be immediately eligible to play as a graduate transfer.

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He appeared in two games in 2019 as a running back where he had 22 yards on eight carries.

Roll Tide Wire will keep you updated as to where Townsend will decide to continue his collegiate football career.

Michigan DB’s transfer location revealed

The former four-star from Detroit (MI) Cass Tech has found a new home in the MAC.

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It wasn’t a typical announcement you see these days, where an outgoing player enthusiastically posts on social media their new school of choice.

But it’s precisely what you’d expect from Jaylen Kelly-Powell.

The former Detroit (MI) Cass Tech four-star defensive back never quite gained traction at Michigan, seemingly because he never managed to be able to remain at one position. That was out of positional necessity, as he moved from safety to nickelback, back to safety, then to cornerback. He also struggled with injury issues, thus keeping him from the field despite seeing early playing time as a true freshman.
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As many have taken to Instagram, posting a picture of themselves with the caption ‘I AM A BLACK MAN,’ highlighting injustice in the wake of the killing of George Floyd some ten days ago, Kelly-Powell partook in the gesture of solidarity, but also included a look of him in a new uniform — the Akron Zips.

In this, he also updated his profile indicating he has indeed joined the program.

In his Michigan career, Kelly-Powell has just seven recorded tackles. He will be eligible immediately at the MAC program as a grad transfer and will have two years at his disposal.

Recruiting – Notre Dame Lands Transfer Running Back

Trevor Speights used to run for Stanford but the running back has announced his decision to transfer to Notre Dame!

Notre Dame hasn’t had success recruiting a running back to the 2021 class yet but they did get a boost on Thursday night as former Stanford running Trevor Speights gave the Irish a commitment.

Speights carried the ball 93 times for Stanford in 2017 and ’18, totaling 363 yards and a touchdown in those two seasons.  He did haul in seven receptions for another 54 yards in those two years.

Speights is the fourth transfer to join Notre Dame this off-season.  Defensive back Isaiah Pryor made the move from Ohio State, former Northwestern captain and wide receiver Bennett Skowronek made the jump in January and corner Nick McCloud made the move from North Carolina State recently.

More on this story later. In the meantime it’s worth noting that Speights will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Fighting Irish.

BREAKING: Taulia Tagovailoa announces transfer destination

Taulia Tagovailoa announces his transfer destination after recently announcing his entrance into the NCAA Transfer Portal

Taulia Tagovailoa recently announced his decision to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal,possible landing spots were undetermined and guesses were all over the country.

It was a common idea that he would look to transfer to a South Florida program to be closer to his brother Tua, who is now a member of the Miami Dolphins.

Taulia will instead travel further away from his family and play for the University of Maryland.

In his announcement, he states that the decision “was not easy & has been prayed on non stop.”

He will join former Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley, who is not the Terps’ head coach.

Roll Tide Wire wishes Taulia the best at his new home and will make sure to keep up with all the great things he will accomplish!

Top 5 transfer destinations for Taulia Tagovailoa

Alabama’s third-string quarterback, Taulia Tagovailoa, has entered the transfer portal. AJ Spurr explores where he could potentially land.

Alabama’s sophomore quarterback, Taulia Tagovailoa, the younger brother of former Tide standout Tua, has entered the NCAA transfer portal and will look to continue his collegiate football career with a different program.

The report does not come as a shock — at least not to most — as he’s been in a quarterback room with Mac Jones and and freshman phenom Bryce Young among others. Unless something miraculous happens, it appears as if Taulia would be destined to roam the sidelines for the foreseeable future.

There are rumors of him wanting to follow Tua, much like how he did when his older brother committed to Alabama and the family moved from Hawaii to Alabaster (Ala.), which could play a role when deciding which roster he will be on in 2020.

The NCAA will soon be voting on the possibility of a one-time transfer waiver for athletes which would allow them to play immediately rather than sit out a season. The list below accounts for both possibilities.

Here are five of the most likely landing spots for Taulia:

5. Florida International

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How can a player with such star power behind his last name go from one of the strongest and most storied college football programs to a team that went 6-7 in Conference USA? Easy. A guaranteed starting job, an opportunity to be a large factor in the growth of a young program and a high profile coach that’s shown he wants to win in the city of Miami, just not with the University of Miami.

Head coach Butch Davis has shown he wants to win and he proved it by claiming the title “best team in Miami” by beating the Hurricanes in 2019. Not to mention, the program had two players drafted in 2020 – one being quarterback James Morgan in the fourth round – and four players signed to teams after the draft.

FIU being located in Miami also makes sense to many when they consider Taulia wanting to be close to his brother, who now plays for the Dolphins, and family. They made an even bigger move in 2017 when they relocated to Birmingham from Hawaii to keep the family together.

When looking at the roster, there is an opening for the former four-star Tagovailoa. His strongest competition for the position would be former three-star Caleb Lynum.

Don’t be surprised if the Panthers make a strong push to get Taulia.

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NCAA Transfer Reform Talks Still Ongoing, Many Are Still Hopeful

The one-time transfer rule is being put on hold.

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NCAA Transfer Reform Talks Still Ongoing, Still Hopeful

Thursday’s transfer talks leave some uncertainty but we may know more next month. 

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Forward progress on any conclusive transfer legislation may be a ways off, but many involved seem in favor. 

We are still knee-deep in an unprecedented time not only in sports but a little bit of everywhere globally at the moment. With this pause in competition, some organizations and governing bodies have taken the time to pause, take a step back, and reflect. Among other pieces of reform currently underway by the NCAA, something of particular interest has been ongoing talks around a one-time waiver for players transferring for the first time in their career in five NCAA sponsored sports, football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, and hockey. 

Those five sports mentioned above are the only sports sponsored by the NCAA that still require athletes to take a redshirt year at their new school or obtain a waiver if they decide to pick up and move on for a change of scenery. All others already allow players to suit up right away at their new destination, they call it a one-time exemption.

The infamous and mysteriously obtained transfer waiver, allows players to play immediately at their new school, but very few cases are ever publicly explained. Now, I see the privacy involved in this process and I’m not asking for every player’s tough situation to be placed somewhere for all to view, critique and bash, that’s not by any means a solution. But it makes criticism of the NCAA’s process and decision making way too easy for folks, as some players are awarded waivers and others aren’t far too often, it obviously begs the question, “why them and not me?”.

An example close to home for Mountain West fans was Boise State Emmanuel Akot, who transferred out of the Arizona Wildcat’s basketball program along with guard Alex Barcello. Both applied for a waiver in what seemed like an offseason where everyone was getting them approved, Barcello was granted one and suited up for BYU at the beginning of the season, no wait time or waiting until semester break. Akot was denied and then denied again following an appeal.

Players transferring has been a topic of debate for media members, coaches and the NCAA itself for the last couple of years now as the practice is reaching record numbers year in and year out, only to be broken the following season. Verbal Commits currently has the current total of players in the transfer portal at 852, with around 200 of those being graduate transfers. The controversy comes with how the NCAA handles the issuing of waivers to transfers for various reasons. If you want to get a little more heated at the NCAA, read this article detailing the plight of current Virginia Tech offensive lineman Brock Hoffman and his own well-publicized experience with the NCAA. 

Hoffman’s situation is tough because by definition his family’s predicament appears to be what the hardship waiver was created for, right? Instead, he was denied immediate eligibility because of a rule added by the NCAA in 2012 that states the new school a player wishes to transfer to must be within a 100-mile radius of their home. This along with an additional ruling stating his ailing mother’s condition was on the rise, so his previous plea regarding her failing health wasn’t as credible in his appeal, terrible right?

There seem to be too many parties with conflicting interests working on this issue at the moment. The Transfer Waiver Working Group has recommended waiver guidelines be updated to fit the current climate and a possible ever-mounting workload. While the NCAA’s board of Directors has suggested opening transfer legislation up is fine, but disagreed with the proposed changes to the waiver process as of Thursday calling it “not appropriate at this time”.

But the vote will ultimately be decided by the Division 1 Council, which is a body of representatives designed to encompass all aspects of college athletics. For example, the Mountain West is represented by Fresno State professor Dr. Dawn Lewis, a professor and faculty athletics representative while other conferences are represented by athletic directors, commissioners, senior woman administrators, conference administrators, compliance administrators and even two student-athletes. 

This is tough news as the hopes of many were to have a plan in place to implement these new changes in time for the 2020-2021 season. If the council were to vote in favor of the proposed changes, it would do so on May 20th at their next scheduled meeting or at the latest January of next year.

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Tarik Black announces transfer destination

The former Michigan wideout is heading to the Big 12 to finish his college career.

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While it may have seemed a little dubious via his Twitter posting, his Instagram post made it crystal clear.

It was rumored that former Michigan receiver Tarik Black — who announced following the 2019 regular season that he would seek a transfer for his final two seasons — would likely end up at Boston College, near his native Connecticut. It turns out, however, that Black had bigger plans.

Taking to both Twitter and Instagram, Black announced that he’s transferring to Texas to continue his college career.

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As mentioned, he’ll have two years left of eligibility, as he got a medical redshirt for his senior season, and played the last two years for Michigan.

It’s not yet known whether or not he’ll be eligible immediately to play in Austin, but as of current, there’s a proposed NCAA rule change that would allow players a one-time transfer exception, regardless of circumstances.

At Michigan, Black played in 17 games and had 40 receptions for 507 yards and two touchdowns.

Black not only broke his foot in the third game of his college career, but he broke his other foot the following year in fall camp. However, he returned to the lineup against Michigan State a little more than halfway through the season. However, he didn’t get his second touchdown until 2019.

Notre Dame/Chargers Alohi Gilman’s Epic and Emotional Draft Celebration

The former Navy transfer finished his two year career at Notre Dame with 169 tackles, including a career-high 10 versus Louisville to open the 2019 season in which he served as a captain.  He also forced six fumbles, recovered one and intercepted three passes in the blue and gold.

If you’ve followed this site or my ramblings about Notre Dame football in various locations over the years you’re aware that I’ve got a fondness for Alohi Gilman even if I’m aware of where he doesn’t grade out as an elite college football player or draft prospect for that matter.

If the Notre Dame defense needed a stop or turnover in the last two seasons it was as likely that Gilman was going to make it as anyone else.

Gilman was selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft this past weekend by the Los Angeles Chargers where he’ll have work cut out to make what is a pretty loaded roster at the safety positions.  Gilman’s ability to perform well on special teams certainly won’t hurt his case.

One of the cool images or moments of the weekend was seeing Gilman’s celebration after finding out the news of being drafted by the Chargers.  Like Kmet in Illinois and Troy Pride, Jr. in South Carolina, Gilman was treated to a massive parade back home that was in-junction with Bradlee Anae of Utah, who lives down the block and was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys.

There was also a great moment just after Gilman found out the news from the Chargers as he and his dad shared a moment in the family home.

The former Navy transfer finished his two year career at Notre Dame with 169 tackles, including a career-high 10 versus Louisville to open the 2019 season in which he served as a captain.  He also forced six fumbles, recovered one and intercepted three passes in the blue and gold.

Former Alabama WR Mac Hereford shows strength through adversity

Mac Hereford is an athlete that could have played elsewhere if he wanted to, but chose to walk on at the school he admired since he was a…

Former Alabama wide receiver Mac Hereford entered the NCAA Transfer Portal in early January in hopes that he would be able to find a new program in which he could call home. His search has experienced some bumps in the road which have turned an already challenging process into one that may be that most difficult thing the receiver has had to face in his athletic career.

Big-name players at any position rarely spend too much time in the transfer portal, this is largely due to the fact that they have the ‘star factor’ and most likely a lot of film and tape to be watched by coaches and recruiters.

However, Hereford’s journey in the portal requires more than just picking a program.

After three seasons with the Crimson Tide he has plenty of stories to tell and memorable experiences, along with life lessons he will carry throughout his life.

“My time at Alabama was amazing,” says Hereford. “I could not have asked for a better experience. I got to be a part of some of the best teams in the program’s history and learn and compete with some of the best wide receivers to come through Alabama.

Playing alongside some of he nations best receivers has ultimately hindered his transfer process. He doesn’t have much film to present his skills and abilities to coaches of programs that he could potentially transfer to.

“It was a blessing and a curse to be a part of such an outstanding group of wide receivers at ‘bama,” says Hereford. “I got to learn from the bested compete with them, but it was very difficult to get playing time.

So if teams can’t assess his in-game abilities what can they evaluate him on?

Well, Hereford has done a great job of posting workouts and practice clips on social media to give teams and idea of what he’s capable of.

While he did have some appearances in regular season games, he was not able to record any stats. He was able to reel in three catches during Alabama’s 2018 Spring game – which his team won.

In this A-Day clip from 2018 Hereford had three catches, all of which were made in an open space or with considerable separation from the defensive back.

Hereford understands the lone clip from A-Day won’t be enough to pique coaches’ interests. So before the Coronavirus Pandemic halted everyone’s lives, he was filming workouts with note-worthy quarterbacks to give coaches and recruiters something to consider.

“I would throw with a quarterback almost four times a week,” says Hereford. “I started the year throwing with Mac Jones and Alex Hornibrook and then moved on to throwing consistently with Devlin Hodges.”

This video posted by Hereford shows his one-on-one workout with expected starting quarterback for Alabama, Mac Jones. The clip displays his clean route running on various routes and his ability to adjust to the ball and reel it in from wherever thrown.

In this workout with former Florida State quarterback Alex Hornibrook, Hereford displays extremely quick feet and ability to abruptly stop while running full speed, a skill few receivers possess in college.

Herford has had the opportunity to workout with Pittsburgh Steeler’s quarterback Devlin Hodges a couple of times. However this clip shows Hereford’s ability to extend his arms on balls thrown too far in front or above him. He also shows, once again, he can adjust to any ball, as there were multiple passes thrown behind him.

If coaches have any qualms about what he does off the field, Hereford made it clear he is always looking to stay in shape.

“Before the virus hit us fully, I had been lifting three times a week and doing some sort of exercise everyday,” Hereford tells me.

“It has made the process very hard and a lot slower than I’ve expected,” the wide receiver admits. “[Coaches] are trying to figure out of we are having a season next year and still discovering ways to make sure their current guys are in shape. This being the case, they have less time available to look at guys in the portal or guys they need to recruit.”

The transfer portal has been seen as a meme to many, or as a way for players to act as free agents if their original program didn’t give them the playing time they were promised. Once hearing Mac’s story and all that he has done within the last five months, you soon realize none of the preconceived notions about players in the portal fly out of the window.

Mac Hereford is an athlete that could have played elsewhere if he wanted to, but chose to walk on at the school he admired since he was a child. After graduating from the University of Alabama and being apart of Crimson Tide football for three years, he looks to turn his last year of eligibility into a memorable one and help out the team he lands on. This is just a bump in the road.

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