Fortunately, the COVID year is going to start disappearing so that should reduce the number of 6th/7th/8th years who already have degrees but aren't good enough for NFL, who are just lingering around for a pay day that is more than a first year employee salary. Now they just need to fix the transfer rules.
Wouldn't have made much sense for him to jump to Michigan... Most of the existing staff was headed to the Chargers with Harbaugh and they are at substantial risk of being given substantial penalties for the sign-stealing scandal.
Pervasive, repeated and significant violations of NCAA Rules should be enough to do it. Their compliance office should have set up shop in the HC's Office for the remainder of the season to make sure that any additional games were not being played but it's clear that they didn't bother to even educate Harbaugh on the Rules.
This game is going to be sooooooo boring.
DJ Uigalieasdjidfsjhhnj already opted out.
Oregon State’s bowl game won’t include DJ Uiagalelei, Taliese Fuaga, Anthony Gould, Damien Martinez - oregonlive.com
I think that it's mostly because he's from deep SEC country. We've apparently had only 1 Mississippi recruit in our history: Notre Dame All Time Football Recruits in Mississippi (247sports.com)
That doesn't make any sense. Why would he want to recruit for the long haul (as opposed to 2024) when he's likely to be somewhere else in 2025?
Might just be that he (or the program) didn't click with 2024 recruits from his recruiting territory/positions of focus.
If there wasn't NIL and the portal, I would give him a second chance. But he seems like he's the type that will bolt after the next round of bidding.
Probably realized that he was down the depth chart at Oklahoma after being The Man at his small town high school.