TECH Transfer - FOY MUNLIN ??

[GoRedGoBlue]

Unless I heard wrong, and I heard the word 'FOY' or 'FOI', last Tuesday, Bennett mention that we had a transfer from Tech that we played against last year. I don't see him on our roster and couldn't find Tech's archive roster...

However, unbeknownst to me, Tech actually doesn't have their *** 2003 *** roster posted, so here is our transfer from the 2002 Roster at TECH:

Foy Munlin
#31 Texas Tech Red Raiders RB
Height: 5-10 Weight: 228
College: Dallas, TX (Kimball)
Class: Jr (2003 - he is a junior THIS year)

Here are his stats from LAST year:

<A HREF="http://sports.statsoverload.com/ptemp?league=NCAA%20Division%20I-A&cobrand=sports.redraiders.com&TID=36343&y=2002&TEAM_ID=624&ORDERBY=DATE&UPDOWN=A&PLAYER_ID=122141" TARGET=_blank>http://sports.statsoverload.com/ptemp?league=NCAA%20Division%20I-A&cobrand=sports.redraiders.com&TID=36343&y=2002&TEAM_ID=624&ORDERBY=DATE&UPDOWN=A&PLAYER_ID=122141</A>

He had 8 carries for 74 yards against SMU last year.

TOTALS:

RUSHING: 54 carries for 254, 4 TDs 4.7yds average

RECIEVING: 25 catches for 206, 0 TDs 8.2yds per attempts / 8.2yards per catch


SOME ONE PLEASE CONFIRM

[MustangFan]

Munlin is now on our roster, and I guess he's gotten a bit bigger. He's wearing #40, and is listed at 5-11, 236. They call him a junior(-transfer). The one thing I haven't been able to confirm is whether he has to sit out this year. I'm sure there were circumstances that led him to seek his release from Tech - closer to family (he's a Dallas Kimball grad), didn't like the RB role in Tech's pass-happy offense .... whatever. But I can't imagine Mike Leach giving him a release to play immediately for a team that's on Tech's 2003 schedule.

Anyone know whether he's eligible this year?

[The CPC]

Munlin did get a release from Tech, but he still has to sit out this year. Transfers between D-1A schools have to sit out a year, even if they are released. The only way he could have played immediately would be to drop down a division.

[Roach]

My understanding was that if he DIDN'T get a release, he has to sit out, per NCAA transfer rules, but that if his previous coach signed a release, he could play right away.

Wasn't that the way it worked when Jack Brewer left SMU? As long as he didn't go to a team SMU would play, Cavan signed off on letting him play immediately, right?

Maybe I'm mixed up here. But I thought that was the way it was explained to me somewhere along the line.

[FloridaMustang]

What roster is he listed on?

[JustAFriend]

I'm pretty sure Jack sat out his first year at Minnesota, even though he had a release. This is from the Vikings website:

1998 Forced to sit out the season under NCAA rules as a transfer student.

[Roach]

I stand corrected.
Thanks.

[Diehard Pony]

I know with the Baylor basketball players Baylor is requesting from the NCAA the right for the players to be able to play at the Division I level immediately. From what I have gathered, that is what they are going to get unless they want to transfer to a Big XII school.

[Big Easy Pony]

Yeah, but I thought the Baylor situation was unique, that the university president is releasing players to play immediately because of all that's gone on there this summer.

[GoRedGoBlue]

I believe this is the rule: You have to sit out one year of eligibility. Now, if you've already red-shirted, well, then you lose a year.

In other words, if FOY played Fresh and Soph years, then transfered to SMU, he can count this year as a 'red-shirt' and still have two more years. IF he already red-shirted, then he has lost a year of eligibility.

When a school is placed on probation (i.e., Baylor), then you can transfer without sitting a year provided that you are released.

[FloridaMustang]

Foy never had a redshirt year so he will be able to sit out this year without penalty. So that means 2 years of eligibilty left for him to play at SMU. Not bad. He seems like a very talented back. He ran really well against us last year, thats for sure

[This message has been edited by UNFMustang06 (edited 08-17-2003).]

[Bergermeister]

Foy is a class act and an extremely hard worker. Tough runner/tough blocker. One thing he learned at Tech that will help us.... he now catches the ball with consistency. I'm glad he is a Mustang. He should have been from the get-go.

[TCUPunter]

I think its kinda funny and sad how two-faced Mike Leech is.....when Shaud Willimas wanted to transfer to TCU 2 years ago Leech said he wouldnt release him to any school in the state and he therefore went to Bama and Fran.

Not sure why he let Foy leave so easily, didnt he almost sign with ya'll out of HS?...anyways hope you guys kick the crap out of Leech and Tech and think that 22 point spread is way too high...even if they destroyed Clemson in the bowl game.

[giacfsp]

You're allright, T-punt.
We'll see what we can do to knock off the Techies for you.