2025 Transfer Options

[MTCyclone43]

Agrees, but there will always be someone else in the SEC

It will not be someone in the SEC- they have a rule that will not allow it.

"One factor looming over both sides is that SEC rules prohibit transferring within the conference in the spring if the player desires immediate eligibility. That means Iamaleava can't go to an SEC school and no quarterback on an SEC roster can go to Tennessee if they hope to play in 2025."

"Tennessee was aware that Iamaleava's representatives had reached out to at least one other school, Oregon, prior to the start of spring practice, sources told ESPN, but Oregon said it wasn't interested."

Vols, Iamaleava split; 'no one bigger' than team

Tennessee is moving on from starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava, with sources telling ESPN that his decision to skip Friday's practice was a tipping point.

www.espn.com

 

[cyclone82]

It will not be someone in the SEC- they have a rule that will not allow it.

"One factor looming over both sides is that SEC rules prohibit transferring within the conference in the spring if the player desires immediate eligibility. That means Iamaleava can't go to an SEC school and no quarterback on an SEC roster can go to Tennessee if they hope to play in 2025."

"Tennessee was aware that Iamaleava's representatives had reached out to at least one other school, Oregon, prior to the start of spring practice, sources told ESPN, but Oregon said it wasn't interested."

Vols, Iamaleava split; 'no one bigger' than team

Tennessee is moving on from starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava, with sources telling ESPN that his decision to skip Friday's practice was a tipping point.

www.espn.com

GOOD …. It won’t happen because someone will cave and take this kid…. But I wish every coach, collective and FB program would ghost this kid …. Kinda like how the NFL did to Kappernick and that idiot Cam Newton !

 

[CloneAlta]

It will not be someone in the SEC- they have a rule that will not allow it.

"One factor looming over both sides is that SEC rules prohibit transferring within the conference in the spring if the player desires immediate eligibility. That means Iamaleava can't go to an SEC school and no quarterback on an SEC roster can go to Tennessee if they hope to play in 2025."

"Tennessee was aware that Iamaleava's representatives had reached out to at least one other school, Oregon, prior to the start of spring practice, sources told ESPN, but Oregon said it wasn't interested."

Vols, Iamaleava split; 'no one bigger' than team

Tennessee is moving on from starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava, with sources telling ESPN that his decision to skip Friday's practice was a tipping point.

www.espn.com

Seems to me that TN made their own bed on this one by starting paying him when he was a SR in H.S.!! $2.4 M/yr. for 3 years (1 in HS & 2 @ TN) is $7.2 M, more than a lot of people make in their careers, more than Brock Purdy has made in the NFL thus far and the greed that overwhelmed this kid, his agent and his family might just come back to bite them in the butt!

 

[Cychl82]

It will not be someone in the SEC- they have a rule that will not allow it.

"One factor looming over both sides is that SEC rules prohibit transferring within the conference in the spring if the player desires immediate eligibility. That means Iamaleava can't go to an SEC school and no quarterback on an SEC roster can go to Tennessee if they hope to play in 2025."

"Tennessee was aware that Iamaleava's representatives had reached out to at least one other school, Oregon, prior to the start of spring practice, sources told ESPN, but Oregon said it wasn't interested."

Vols, Iamaleava split; 'no one bigger' than team

Tennessee is moving on from starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava, with sources telling ESPN that his decision to skip Friday's practice was a tipping point.

www.espn.com

Unfortunately I can see USC giving him a little more than Tennessee. They have the money and are probably desperate enough right now

 

[clonehenge]

Jefferson really needs to improve his handle and decision-making to reach Royce level. Not saying that he can't but some on here might forget how good Royce was. Forget about opinions on him post Iowa State but when he said "I'm the best f***ing player on the floor" against Anthony Davis and Kentucky in the tourney, he was right

And he needs to become a guy that gets a bucket when you absolutely have to have it. Royce was the first player since Fizer to be that for ISU.

Royce could seemingly score whenever he wanted and it's a whole different team when you have someone like that. It elevates other players and it covers up offensive deficiencies.

If Jefferson can become that, buckle up.

 

[TheDudeAbides]

JJ, Milan, and Tamin are a year older, Tamin will be healthy (crossing fingers) and I think Batemon or Toure have higher ceilings than Gilbert. I'm not saying they will be as good as freshmen as Gilbert was last year, but I think they can step up and contribute as freshmen. Buchanan isn't the same type of player as Jackson was, but I think he'll contribute just as much. I think a starting five of Tamin, Batemon, Milan, JJ, and Buchanan next year can be better than this year's starting five.

I mean I love the optimism, but this is a classic “what have you done for me lately” situation. This last yrs team was seen as a final 4 team pretty much unanimously in early January before the injuries. I don’t think anyone would say the roster as it currently sits going into next year is final 4 caliber.

I think it’s fair to say the ceiling is lower. That’s not talking bad about the team, it’s just being realistic. You didn’t mention the loss of the best player on the team (Jones). To this point TJ hasn’t brought in a direct replacement for that. Maybe a player or players collectively that can project to that a yr or two down the road, but we’re talking about this coming season. I think they’ll still be a good team. Likely still top 5 in the big 12, but it’s ok to admit they might not have the same top end potential.

 

[Ankency]

When’s the dead period over?

April 11th

 

[Cloned4Life]

I will forever be an "optimistic" Cyclone. Hell, when I was a student, we absolutely sucked at Football (Criner era), but I still thought we could win every game, and we were good at basketball, (Johnny Orr era) and I thought we should win every game there as well. I always appreciate the athletes that choose to be Cyclones, and frankly have a hard time understanding why anyone wouldn't want to be a Cyclone! Some of the younger posters on here don't understand when it was really hard to be a Cyclone! Live too far away to have BB tix, but have had season FB tix for a long time. I don't understand the chicken little "sky is falling" and incessant need to be right of some posters on this board.

There is nothing more “chicken little” than the self-appointed righteous/ holier than thou message board fan. Using (and continuously over-using) the “sky is falling” straw man argument against another poster is as dumb as politicians on both sides finding every opportunity to call their opponent a socialist, a Nazi, a racist, etc. It’s ridiculous.

 

[demoncore1031]

Unfortunately I can see USC giving him a little more than Tennessee. They have the money and are probably desperate enough right now

I was trying to think of what school could afford him and might need a QB. I think you nailed it with USC. Ole Miss could be another one, but I have no idea what kind of money they have.

 

[isucy86]

I was trying to think of what school could afford him and might need a QB. I think you nailed it with USC. Ole Miss could be another one, but I have no idea what kind of money they have.

Per the ESPN article, doesn't sound like he can transfer to another SEC school this spring.

 

[FinalFourCy]

I mean I love the optimism, but this is a classic “what have you done for me lately” situation. This last yrs team was seen as a final 4 team pretty much unanimously in early January before the injuries. I don’t think anyone would say the roster as it currently sits going into next year is final 4 caliber.

I think it’s fair to say the ceiling is lower. That’s not talking bad about the team, it’s just being realistic. You didn’t mention the loss of the best player on the team (Jones). To this point TJ hasn’t brought in a direct replacement for that. Maybe a player or players collectively that can project to that a yr or two down the road, but we’re talking about this coming season. I think they’ll still be a good team. Likely still top 5 in the big 12, but it’s ok to admit they might not have the same top end potential.

It’s all relative.

There is a possible scenario in which a couple of the freshmen are like Jace Richardson level, Williams is CuJo 2.0, Buchanan surprises on offense, along with notable improvement in Jefferson, Milan, and Heise. Seems unlikely all that occurs, but plausible, and represents a high ceiling. Similar ceiling as 2023-24

But that’s still a lower ceiling than had we been able to land a couple more impact transfers, which would have been the natural next step for the program not even a few years ago, along with the aforementioned occurrences.

The inherent expected value is definitely lower than otherwise too, albeit similar to previous seasons in which we relied on freshmen and unheralded transfers to fill holes

A good chance the some of those wanting to ignore this will also be overly critical when this team doesn’t live up to their overly optimistic views. Fallacy lovers like Foreveriowan for example

 

[t-noah]

Changing times, like it or not.

 

[Ajay Baikerikar]

I feel like otz might surprise us this season and we will be really good idk I js got a good feeling even though we don’t look amazing as of now

 

[Acylum]

It’s all relative.

There is a possible scenario in which a couple of the freshmen are like Jace Richardson level, Williams is CuJo 2.0, Buchanan surprises on offense, along with notable improvement in Jefferson, Milan, and Heise. Seems unlikely all that occurs, but plausible, and represents a high ceiling. Similar ceiling as 2023-24

But that’s still a lower ceiling than had we been able to land a couple more impact transfers, which would have been the natural next step for the program not even a few years ago, along with the aforementioned occurrences.

The inherent expected value is definitely lower than otherwise too, albeit similar to previous seasons in which we relied on freshmen and unheralded transfers to fill holes

A good chance the some of those wanting to ignore this will also be overly critical when this team doesn’t live up to their overly optimistic views. Fallacy lovers like Foreveriowan for example

Seems like you covered all your bases with that post. Lol.

 

[Bob f]

Alright. Ill be one of the people saying all our recruits are unimpressive and we missed our opportunity to take the program to the next level. Better?

We missed on this season, wasn't because of injuries either. Not seeing anything close to what we had. By the way, was that Curtis J spurt against byu a record for most points scored in the game time?

 

[FinalFourCy]

Seems like you covered all your bases with that post. Lol.

Only if you believe it’s a singular prediction.

Most years have an ensemble of possible outcomes. Slightly fewer, if discussing plausible ones.

Next year is no different, although the odds are slightly lower on the top end imo

 

[Psiclone]

I’m not sure Jefferson is that level of talent, but he’s also more consistent.

Not as athletic as Royce, but better shooter and nearly as good of a passer. I remember the 20+ assist game White had, maybe against Texas A&M? PG level passing skills!

And he needs to become a guy that gets a bucket when you absolutely have to have it. Royce was the first player since Fizer to be that for ISU.

Royce could seemingly score whenever he wanted and it's a whole different team when you have someone like that. It elevates other players and it covers up offensive deficiencies.

If Jefferson can become that, buckle up.

One area Jefferson may improve on White is his outside shot. He has good form, hoping off-season practice will make it more reliable (35-40%).

 

[ISUTex]

I was trying to think of what school could afford him and might need a QB. I think you nailed it with USC. Ole Miss could be another one, but I have no idea what kind of money they have.

what happened to the QB USC had last year?

 

[Tpups21]

what happened to the QB USC had last year?

Moss transferred to Louisville.

 

[Apiaryaviary]

Unfortunately I can see USC giving him a little more than Tennessee. They have the money and are probably desperate enough right now

USC explicitly said they aren’t interested