Recruiting Florida lands OL Transfer

[AlexDaGator]

The 6-foot-8, 300-pound left tackle from Fordham has graduated and is eligible to play right away this fall.







Alex.

 

[LagoonGator68]

I am assuming this guy can play in '15. Right?

yes

 

[Marianna-FL_Gator]

Not yet t, but he is a 2016 guy

Not yet t, but he is a 2016 guy

Wrong! Mettermeier will be eligible immediately and he'll be added to our 15 class.

 

[LagoonGator68]

THIS, is the news we have been waiting for. Sure, Fordham is not the SEC, but here's a guy with 3 years of experience playing college football and 3 years of maturing and developing. If the guy can hold his own at LT, maybe Sharpe goes inside or to RT until Martez Ivey is ready. We'll see how it plays out but it's good to have some options now.

I bet Mac is looking at others.

 

[soflagator]

yes

I know this will sound strange, but in these cases I really need to see it posted in big red letters to believe it. Call me crazy.

sofla

 

[NVGator]

Great news! Welcome aboard.

Oh, and in before Law shows up complaining about another 2* or 3* player or adding a FCS kid.

 

[EuroGator]

Somewhere out there, Law is streaking

...his drawers.

:hehehe:

 

[EuroGator]

I know this will sound strange, but in these cases I really need to see it posted in big red letters to believe it. Call me crazy.

sofla

big red yes letters

I bet that's helpful. :dance2:

 

[EuroGator]

Yes he's eligible immediately!

Great news!! Thanks for posting Marianna!

 

[VulcanAlex]

Well Gee apparently our new coaches understand the need, and are working to do whatever they can to address it. Seems much better than previous HBC.

 

[Gator Fever]

Mac will soon have more transfer O linemen here than Muschamp recruited from the high schools the entire time he was here.

 

[Concrete Helmet]

Couldn't be any worse than playing a true freshmen. Maybe Summers and going against our defensive line in fall practice will give him a crash course in playing big time CFB. I doubt he will unseat Sharpe but al least it's depth where we need it most.

 

[GatorJ]

Great news! Welcome aboard.

Oh, and in before Law shows up complaining about another 2* or 3* player or adding a FCS kid.

Law's been pretty staunch in his position that any big OL bodies is better than none. Regardless of stars.

 

[LagoonGator68]

Wrong! Mettermeier will be eligible immediately and he'll be added to our 15 class.

My bad. GC says he is eligible immediately if he comes.

 

[Gator Fever]

He scored a 2 point conversion against Cincinnati in 2012 as an eligible receiver.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8502098

 

[T REX]

When getting a transfer from Fordham is the "best news"...one really has to wonder what alternate universe you're in.

Welcome to Gatorland!

 

[GatorJ]

2X FCS All American

http://collegespun.com/sec/florida-...lands-2-time-fcs-all-american-ot-mason-halter

 

[GatorJ]

Another good read:

According to Phil Steele, Florida has the third-fewest career starts out of any offensive line in college football. All 10 of their returning starts come from senior guard Trip Thurman, who was one of the linemen who could not participate in contact drills this spring.

http://m.bleacherreport.com/article...ch-needed-depth-from-transfer-ot-mason-halter

 

[Gator Fever]

When getting a transfer from Fordham is the "best news"...one really has to wonder what alternate universe you're in.

Welcome to Gatorland!

Sounds like he was a pretty good blocker - a big standout at that level. I bet he ends up playing right away with his experience after watching our Spring game.

 

[LagoonGator68]

When getting a transfer from Fordham is the "best news"...one really has to wonder what alternate universe you're in.

Welcome to Gatorland!

Got to be better than a high schooler.