None of those were graduate transfers to my knowledge. Aikman transferred because Jerome Brown broke his leg during a game and OU went to the wishbone.
A graduate transfer has used his 4 years of eligibility and gets awarded a 5th year because they graduated. None of your examples did that to my knowledge.
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technically, I don't think they've used 4 years of eligibility. That would mean they have used up all their eligibility.
I think it's safe to assume most graduate transfers were previously redshirted. Which means upon graduation (after 4 years of college) they are rewarded by being allowed to spend their last year of eligibility at a destination of their choosing. Good for them. They should be.
BTW, Michigan's graduate transfer QB made our vaunted defensive backfield, which boosted a 1st round draft pick, look absolutely silly as he picked them apart all day long. How many yards did that worthless graduate transfer throw against us anyway? Oh look, he just completed
another pass for TD over VHIII's head.
Not saying Appleby is going to be all world. But I'm hoping he'll be a pleasant surprise. For better or worse, it looks like he and LDR will be our #1 and #2 QB's next year. I hope both are capable of being SEC starting QB's... time will tell.