Source - 247Sports has learned that Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell is looking at Louisville, Miami and West Virginia as potential transfer destinations.
Martell is expected to visit all three this week beginning with West Virginia on Sunday. Per Eersports insider Chris Anderson, Martell will head to Miami on Monday. 247Sports has been told the Louisville visit will be Wednesday and Thursday.
Martell is expected to make a final decision the following week.
Martell's name was entered in the transfer portal last Thursday shortly after former five-star quarterback Justin Fields announced he'd be transferring to Ohio State. The industry-generated 247Sports Composite billed Martell as the nation's No. 2 dual-threat passer in the 2017 recruiting class.
A couple of days ago, news broke that Tate Martell is transferring from Ohio State with the likely destination being Louisville, Miami, or West Virginia. I for one was utterly shocked by this little development because last time I checked, Tate Martell was saying he definitely wasn't going to transfer while simultaneously warning 5-star phenom transfer Justin Fields that the offense was too difficult to pick up in year one. When was that again? Oh that's right, it was like two weeks ago.
If you don't feel like watching the video, I got you covered. The entire video can be summed up with one quote:
But, to put it simply, Martell is not scared of losing the starting job to Fields.
“Why would I leave for someone who hasn’t put in a single second into this program?” Martell said. “I put two years of literally working my ass off into something that I have been waiting for and dreaming of having my whole life. To just run away from somebody who hasn’t put a single second into workouts anything like that and doesn’t know what the program is all about, there’s not a chance.”
Turns out there was a small chance. Trust me I know, I too was shocked. Columbus may never recover from the loss. As an Iowa fan, I genuinely hope they never do. On the plus side if you are an OSU fan, you get a 6'3 230 lb. beast who many considered to be the consensus #1 player in the country in a recruiting class that included Trevor Lawrence - yes, that Trevor Lawrence. The one who everyone is saying would be the consensus first overall pick in the draft as a 19 YEAR OLD if he were allowed to declare tomorrow.
Fields has been described as a better passing version of Cam Newton. He might not be quite on Dwayne Haskins level as a passer, but don't let his freshman season at Georgia fool you. This kid is a big time threat with his arm as well as his legs. If you thought Haskins made Ryan Day's system look good, wait until this kid steps into the horseshoe. All that's left is getting a waiver to be eligible to play in 2019-20 and OSU will be back to being the gold standard in the Big Ten after a grueling 3-4 week period of uncertainty for their fans.
Fuck my life.
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