I just posted this below because I hadn’t read your comment yet but his statement about wanting to play was in 2020 and had to do with Covid, not his playing time.
Yeah, I wouldn’t say he got over recruited. He seemed to have struggled early and lost his confidence. Maybe the coaching change at DB also had something to do with it. He played very well in 19 and 20.
Yep, first of many, regardless of what happens with Wilcox. The transfer portal has brought free agency to college sports & every program will lose kids.
The "I just want to play ball" tweet is from 2020. Written on the day the season opener vs Washington was canceled due to Covid. Had nothing at all to do with this season or his playing time.
It's too bad - I really though Chiggy was on track to be one of the next takes with the way he started his career and his sophomore year - but he just got passed on the depth chart by a bunch of guys, and especially Lu-Magia.
11/30/21 update: number of folks in transfer portal (all are immediately eligible for transfer, either as grads or red shirt freshmen). Asterisks denote that their season (not including bowls) are not finished yet (ie, logically, one might expect guys to enter portal after their last game of season):
I just posted this below because I hadn’t read your comment yet but his statement about wanting to play was in 2020 and had to do with Covid, not his playing time.
Snaps, not minutes.
Congratulations on getting the degree.
Can he grad transfer and play on a different team during the same season?
Can't he finish this season with Cal? If we have injuries or Covid to other CB, we would need him.
From his perspective, there's no reason to. Why risk injury when you're gonna be looking to other places anyway?
Best of luck to such a hard worker. It's gotta be tough putting in the work everyone else is but not getting on the field. I wish him the very best.
Best of luck to him, he just got over recruited. I'm sure we will see other kids follow him out, just the first domino to fall.
Over-recruited is one way to put it. He's a 4 star upperclassmen that got beat out by unheralded 3 star guys.
Yeah, I wouldn’t say he got over recruited. He seemed to have struggled early and lost his confidence. Maybe the coaching change at DB also had something to do with it. He played very well in 19 and 20.
Yep, first of many, regardless of what happens with Wilcox. The transfer portal has brought free agency to college sports & every program will lose kids.
I was wondering what had happened to him. Did Young jump him on the depth chart?
And Hearns
And Gamble.
and Higgins
The "I just want to play ball" tweet is from 2020. Written on the day the season opener vs Washington was canceled due to Covid. Had nothing at all to do with this season or his playing time.
The tweet has nothing to do with his playing time, but I'm sure the transfer hast to do with the playing time.
Thanks for catching that. I was writing this too quickly while spending some time with family and didn't double-check
It's too bad - I really though Chiggy was on track to be one of the next takes with the way he started his career and his sophomore year - but he just got passed on the depth chart by a bunch of guys, and especially Lu-Magia.
Best of luck Chiggy - I still believe in you.
11/30/21 update: number of folks in transfer portal (all are immediately eligible for transfer, either as grads or red shirt freshmen). Asterisks denote that their season (not including bowls) are not finished yet (ie, logically, one might expect guys to enter portal after their last game of season):
Arizona: 5
ASU: 4
Cal*: 1
CU: 6
Oregon*: 2
OSU: 3
Stanfurd: 3
UCLA: 2
USC*: 2
Utah*: 3
UW: 4
WSU: 5
Source: 247Sports.