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Duck24 · Post by **Duck24** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 6:17 pm

It's Kirk Merritt. Moseley just retweeted his announcement.

https://twitter.com/DuckFootball/status ... 3802853376

Post by **greenyellow** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 6:22 pm

From his statement, it looks like some type of family situation is making him transfer closer to home.

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StevensTechU · Post by **StevensTechU** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:49 pm

Bummer, to say the least. I hope the young man does well and things turn out ok for the family.

mdm0302 · Post by **mdm0302** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:41 pm

way to break that one duckfan15.

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 7:04 am

This kind of stuff happens every year, be it transfers or retirement. I hate to see it with a kid who has so much talent. I'm hoping more details come out, meaning is it truly a family emergency or simply a case of home sickness. If it's a true hardship he may not have to sit a year, if it's home sick he's sitting. Also I wonder were he's going....Baylor?.... Just kidding.

Duck24 · Post by **Duck24** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:50 am

Speaking of Baylor, didn't some top flight WR from 2016 class who enrolled early and has since transferred visit Oregon recently? Thought I read that on Twitter but too lazy to go search for it.

duckfan96 · Post by **duckfan96** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:17 am

Yes was between Oregon and Houston he picked houston

Post by **UOducksTK1** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:03 am

Merritt was one of the most exciting commits we've had in the last 5 years, so definitely a bummer not to see his career play out. But if it's to be closer to family, you really can't complain. Best of luck to Kirk!

GrandpaDuck · Post by **GrandpaDuck** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:36 am

Too bad. His major contribution at Oregon may have been in getting Pellum demoted as the second half defensive collapses in Oregon's last 2 games were fueled by his fumbles deep in Oregon territory.

He has always had through the roof athletic potential and is a camp superstar who never became a great high school player and as noted had more negative big plays at Oregon than positive. That said he'll likely become a star once back in Texas following in the tradition of Seastrunk and Carson.

StevensTechU · Post by **StevensTechU** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:41 am

GrandpaDuck wrote:He has always had through the roof athletic potential and is a camp superstar who never became a great high school player and as noted had more negative big plays at Oregon than positive. That said he'll likely become a star once back in Texas following in the tradition of Seastrunk and Carson.

He's from Louisiana...

GrandpaDuck · Post by **GrandpaDuck** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:47 am

StevensTechU wrote:
GrandpaDuck wrote:He has always had through the roof athletic potential and is a camp superstar who never became a great high school player and as noted had more negative big plays at Oregon than positive. That said he'll likely become a star once back in Texas following in the tradition of Seastrunk and Carson.
He's from Louisiana...

that's right. I'm old. change it from once back in Texas to "plays in the state of Texas" as that's where it appears he is heading.

DmoneyDuck · Post by **DmoneyDuck** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:08 pm

Best of luck, Kirk! Once a Duck, always a Duck!

duckfan15 · Post by **duckfan15** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 2:50 pm

Alan wrote:This kind of stuff happens every year, be it transfers or retirement. I hate to see it with a kid who has so much talent. I'm hoping more details come out, meaning is it truly a family emergency or simply a case of home sickness. If it's a true hardship he may not have to sit a year, if it's home sick he's sitting. Also I wonder were he's going....Baylor?.... Just kidding.

All players that transfer fbs to fbs have to sit a year under current rule, unless they graduate - the NCAA eliminated the hardship waiver to get out of sitting a year, but if a player can prove hardship then they add the lost year back on at end of eligibility.

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 3:04 pm

duckfan15 wrote:
Alan wrote:This kind of stuff happens every year, be it transfers or retirement. I hate to see it with a kid who has so much talent. I'm hoping more details come out, meaning is it truly a family emergency or simply a case of home sickness. If it's a true hardship he may not have to sit a year, if it's home sick he's sitting. Also I wonder were he's going....Baylor?.... Just kidding.
All players that transfer fbs to fbs have to sit a year under current rule, unless they graduate - the NCAA eliminated the hardship waiver to get out of sitting a year, but if a player can prove hardship then they add the lost year back on at end of eligibility.

My apologies, I'm not really following you. Are you saying that under current rules if they can prove a true hardship they don't have to sit a year and the lost year will be added their last year of eligibility? If so it's basically the same thing. NFL players lose nothing college caliber player still sit a year, be it the front end or back end. If I'm mistaken please help me understand.....

duckfan15 · Post by **duckfan15** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 3:12 pm

They have to sit the year out, but they can petition to get a year added on at end of their eligibility if they can prove they transferred due to hardship (would come into play for a player who transfers and already used redshirt, primarily) - but there is no longer any ability to get out of having to sit out the first year at the new school

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