Three Longhorns to transfer

[RedRiverPony]

From the Austin American-Statesman:

Three Longhorns to transfer

AUSTIN — Three Texas football players, freshman running backs Michael Houston and Jerrell Wilkerson and sophomore defensive back Bobby Tatum, have left the team and will transfer, the school announced Friday.

All three were reserve players. Tatum played in eight games and recorded four tackles this season. Houston played in two games, rushing for 27 yards and three carries. Wilkerson redshirted this season.

The announcement did not say where the players would transfer.

[MrMustang1965]

Bet at least one of 'em ends up at Texas State - San Marcos, right down the highway from Austin.

[LakeHighlandsPony]

What idiots?! They are 1 game from a possible National Championship Ring-

[Corso]

Wasn't Wilkerson interested in SMU to some level before he signed with UT?

[Rosebud]

What are their grades like?

[Stallion]

I believe he did have some minor interest in SMU.

[HorsePower]

So if UT has announced that they've left the team and will transfer, does that mean other schools can contact them? Or is it still the responsibility of the players to contact schools in which they have some interest?

[mrydel]

What I have learned is that the student/athlete must make the contact and the school in which he is currently enrolled must issue a release.

[expony18]

for other teams to officially talk to a player they must be released by the team they already play for, and normally must send off their transcripts. in some cases coaches will refuse to release a player such as mike leach at tt