I have no problem with players transferring, but it's the timing of the transfer. He can't wait until after the OSU game to say he's done?

If a player is looking to transfer, he may be looking to enroll in the spring semester at the next school of his choice. There could be various reasons for that, including wanting to join spring practice with the new team (I don’t know if that’s allowed or not) or simply wanting to get on with a fresh start. Sam certainly has some significant homesickness, so the latter may be even truer for him. I don't know if a transferring player has to go through some of the same things that regular students do when enrolling (e.g., choose a school, apply, possibly apply for financial aid given he won't have a scholarship the first year, move, etc.). If so, that’s a heavy load to execute in just over a month. The process is much longer for regular students (at least it was in my case). In Sam's case, if he transfers to a school away from his home in Texas, and wants his family nearby (as he did when coming here), that's an additional load on his family. Given how plans fell through in moving to AA, they may want to take more time to make sure it happens. In any case, last I saw it wasn’t completely clear that he finalized his decision. From what I gather, he informed the coaches that he was considering a transfer, and it leaked out to the media. Neither he nor the coaching staff said officially reported that he was leaving (could be wrong on that). But if he needed time to get his things together to enroll in the spring, I’d think it would be better to inform the coaches of that sooner rather than later, rather than start the process without their knowledge. It would also give the staff time to make any accommodations, if needed (e.g., recruiting). Again, just a thought. I'd like him to stick through the final game as well, but there may be factors in play where it was better to inform the coaches when he did. [Edit: okay, that was a lot longer than I intended]

I'm a true Michigan Man that is from the great state of Texas. Being back in the Houston area now, I have a personal connection to Sam and his current situation. He basically has made up his mind to move forward with a transfer to a school closer to home where his talents will be more on par with the competition. The news here is that he'll be enrolling at either TCU or UT for the spring semester and filing a grievance with the NCAA against the Big Blue. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is his choice and I think he's making the right one. With our football program no longer on the map and the situation looking bleaker by the week, it's best for him to be in a place where he can win and utilize his talents to work towards a potential NFL career. Cheers!

The grievance will entail recruiting violations that occured once Rich Rodriguez was hired. Nothing to do with Lloyd at all, but if found to be true, they could be potentially devestating to not just our football program, but the university as a whole. Trust me, I don't want a black eye of this magnitude on our fine institution's record, but at least it could move us in the direction of finding a new coach with some class and dignity to return our team to national prominence. Please, don't get upset with me...you cannot seriously argue that our season has been relevant on the national level.