2023-24 Transfer Portal Thread (PORTAL CLOSED)
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OTF added that Cole's visit began at noon today and will run through Saturday.OTF reporting San Jose State CB Jay'Vion Cole will be in Austin on Thursday.
Jay'Vion Cole, San Jose State Spartans, Cornerback
Jayvion Cole is an Athlete from Oakland, CA.247sports.com
Oklahoma and Texas can no longer take SEC transfers, but there is supposedly this exception:
"The current stipulation is that if you are an SEC player and you transfer within the conference, you have to make that move before Feb. 1 or you have to sit out for a year. If the players transfer out of the conference, that rule does not apply to them. They become immediately eligible to play wherever they go."
OTF saying Texas was able to get one more visit in with TCU DT Damonic Williams last night.
They weren't sure if Oklahoma was able to see him, and LSU doesn't have a lot of confidence regardless.
They believe Texas leads going into his decision today followed by Oklahoma, LSU and Missouri (in that order).
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They weren't sure if Oklahoma was able to see him, and LSU doesn't have a lot of confidence regardless.
They believe Texas leads going into his decision today followed by Oklahoma, LSU and Missouri (in that order).
Damonic Williams, TCU Horned Frogs, Defensive Line
Damonic Williams is a Defensive Tackle from Mission Hills, CA.
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Hamilton added OU was supposed to meet with him this morning.OTF saying Texas was able to get one more visit in with TCU DT Damonic Williams last night.
They weren't sure if Oklahoma was able to see him, and LSU doesn't have a lot of confidence regardless.
They believe Texas leads going into his decision today followed by Oklahoma, LSU and Missouri (in that order).
Damonic Williams, TCU Horned Frogs, Defensive Line
Damonic Williams is a Defensive Tackle from Mission Hills, CA.
OTF wrote this morning that Texas and Michigan State DT Simeon Barrow won't be happening.
He's down to LSU and Miami.
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He's down to LSU and Miami.
Simeon Barrow Jr., Michigan State Spartans, Defensive Line
Simeon Barrow Jr. is a Defensive End from Grovetown, GA.
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Either Bobby or Gerry keeps saying that the SEC is considering both schools as members as far as transfers are concerned.
But we supposedly did everything right during his visit. Guess our best wasn't good enough.
Sounds like it came down to a pretty big NIL number and there were lots of hints out there from IT and OTF that Texas would play ball but not reset the market or upset the locker room by throwing an absurd amount at Williams.
I read on OB the demanding figure was around $2mil. I have nothing to back that up though.
On DT Damonic Williams from OTF:
"At least twice on Thursday, Texas and at least one other college program were contacted by Damonic Williams' agent asking for "more". Yes, that's a tried and true negotiating tactic. I don't blame an agent for trying, nor should you. The response? Texas did not budge. So Williams announced for OU last night...Yes, NIL should be there. But it should be the last thing discussed, not the first. I'm not so sure that was ever the case in the Williams recruitment, even from the very outset, and perhaps why the juice just wasn't worth the squeeze."
"At least twice on Thursday, Texas and at least one other college program were contacted by Damonic Williams' agent asking for "more". Yes, that's a tried and true negotiating tactic. I don't blame an agent for trying, nor should you. The response? Texas did not budge. So Williams announced for OU last night...Yes, NIL should be there. But it should be the last thing discussed, not the first. I'm not so sure that was ever the case in the Williams recruitment, even from the very outset, and perhaps why the juice just wasn't worth the squeeze."
Bobby Burton really doubled down on this on the podcast this morning. Basically said Texas was contacted and asked to match or beat another offer and they declined. Guys at IT have said similar, that Texas wasn't going to pay more than they wanted to and that it's possible OU did just that.
I think Sark and Texas have a good approach with NIL. Texas will take care of it's players but NIL is not the first issue discussed, more like the last. They aren't going to bring in guys who have a main focus of how much NIL they can expect to make.
I've been without money, it sucks worse being greedy. If everything I'm reading about Williams' recruitment, maybe we dodged a bullet here by avoiding a cancer being spread in the locker room?
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