Jeremy Pruitt announces major news in Cade Mays' NCAA appeal
Earlier this offseason, the NCAA announced that Tennessee OL Cade Mays would not be eligible for the 2020 season after transferring from Georgia.
Naturally, that upset the Volunteers, as well as their fan base, and the school quickly filed an appeal with the NCAA.
On Thursday, coach Jeremy Pruitt announced a huge breakthrough in the case, as he said the NCAA has indeed cleared Mays to play in 2020 upon appeal:
BREAKING: Jeremy Pruitt says Cade Mays has been cleared to play this season.
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) September 17, 2020
If you thought that was the final hurdle to clear, though, you’d be wrong. Apparently, the SEC still has to sign off on the waiver to allow Mays to play since he transferred between SEC schools:
In continuing to speak about Cade Mays, Jeremy Pruitt says that the SEC will need to sign off on the waiver. https://t.co/kn3eqAspJT
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) September 17, 2020
So, this is a promising sign for Vols fans, but we’ll have to see if the SEC signs off on the waiver. For now, though, it seems the Tennessee offensive line could be in line for a huge boost.
YA!
Good for Cade. I know he left UGA on a sour note but fair is fair. With all the kids getting waivers it made no sense to keep him out. Now the SEC needs to do the right thing.
Finally, someone who gets it. True logic in an illogical process.
Has the SEC ever signed off on a transfer within the conference?
Maurice Smith from Alabama -> Georgia.
Don’t care if he is cleared or not but one difference in the two cases – Smith was grad transfer
Corey Grant Alabama to Auburn, Tray Matthews UGA to Auburn, Austin Golson OM To Auburn Just off the top of my head for Auburn guys.
And they all sat a year. Grant even had to walk on first because Saban never released him
I know but that wasn’t the question I answered. The question was just allowing transfers. Not whether or not they were immediately eligible.
Just adding some details to it man.. I knew what the question was.
No. They haven’t. Why do it no
Maurice Smith. From Bama to Georgia.
Great news! We have apparently had a lot of OL missing practices.
Welcome back young man. Enjoy playing with your brother on the line. Open those holes.
Hey loser, go back to Georgia.
Hey DA, crawl back under your rock. No business of yours anyway.
Congrats to Cade, glad he got a waiver
Now somebody tell Daddy Mays he can drop his ambulance chasing, money grubbing lawsuit against UGA. And, somebody tell him to go make Mrs Mays happy, a real man doesn’t need a pinky tip.
You sound jealous.
Obnoxious as usual no matter what fanbase you are trolling. At least you are consistent. A consistent Moron
Cade Mays doesn’t qualify for an NCAA waiver. He is not a Graduate. There’s no sick family member, although it’s clear that his Father does have some issues, but that’s another discussion.
This is the latest example of just how corrupt the NCAA is. Somebody from UT got to the right person at the NCAA and handed over enough incentive.
I hope the SEC holds this to the standards that were set for every player. Meaning Cade Mays does not get granted special treatment.
Now do JT Daniels..
I agree. With this year not counting on eligibility, all players should get immediate clearance.
wde0012. Daniels got injured during the first game of last year.
Daniels has missed a year of playing time. That’s why he was granted his waiver.
Now, I’ll wait for your reasoning for justifying the Mays waiver. There is none.
Mays does not qualify for a waiver.
I don’t think either should be eligible. I’m consistent. You aren’t. Saying JT Daniels sat out a year because he got hurt is like saying the backup sat out a year because he didn’t play. JT is still transferring to play, just like Mays.
Your rationale for Daniels does not constitute getting a waiver either. The only rationale is that he plays the quarterback position.
Daniels didn’t transfer to a rival team within the same division and conference. The SEC has a rule against it…thats why Mays should sit.
justafan22, My rational is as simple as it gets. Unless you’re a graduate transfer you have to sit out a season.
Unless there’s special circumstances beyond the players control. Like a sick family member who lives far away etc.
My rational for Daniels has nothing to do with him being a QB. The kid missed 99% of last year. Making him set out another year makes no sense on any level. Not when the NCAA clearly states that they do consider special situations.
Another hurdle for Mays that Daniels didn’t have is he’s not transferring with in the conference.
Those two transfers have nothing in common, and anybody who try’s to compare them is simply complaining about false points that are not based on the facts.
Your rational is flawed and bias. Both should have to sit out.
“Unless you’re a graduate transfer you have to sit out a season.” Sounds like Daniels should sit out then. An injury is not a special circumstance..
*Rationale
ZERO players lose a year of eligibility this season. So it would be idiotic to make ANY kid sit a year this year.
Not hard to understand. Any other year he would have to sit.
He missed a year to injury. That is what a red shirt year is for. Getting injured and not competing for your job back isn’t a reason for a waiver. Your justification is very weak.
It’s easy to figure out when it comes to UGA fans, especially ole Timmy… It’s wrong unless it’s UGA, then they will spin it anyway they can to make it appear it was right….
Ole Timmy is delusional…
Huge lack of gratitude from the 1980U fan base towards an unpaid player transferring to play with his brother. If 1980U is riding so high, what does 1 minor transfer matter? Furthermore, if Cade helped 1980U become what it is today, shouldn’t there be some level of gratitude. UT and Cade Mays likely won’t be the reason you drop another chance at a title this year, so perhaps show a little grace and understanding to an unpaid player who did quite a bit for your team.
1980U LOL
oskie, That is an understatement. Talk about a lack of gratitude! First his Father sues UGA for his own stupidity.
Then after Georgia provided Cade with the kind of quality coaching that he would not have gotten at that dumpster fire that was Tennessee, the kid now wants to transfer.
I have no problem with him wanting to go home. When he went for the special waiver, when he clearly doesn’t qualify, that was asking too much.
Not to mention the completely bogus toxic environment charge that family and their lawyer tried to sell just to help him get his special treatment.
I’m glad the Mays family is gone. Toxicity is a bad thing for any team to have. Good luck with that.
“I have no problem with him wanting to go home.” Then why spend five paragraphs explaining the opposite?
TJ Daniels doesn’t qualify for an NCAA waiver. He is not a Graduate. There’s no sick family member. When did they change the name of the University of Georgia to Hypocrite University.
All the ncaa did was dump the situation onto the SEC. I’m don’t trust the SEC to necessarily do the right thing either. Maybe a gentleman’s agreement where Tennessee agrees to not play Cade against UGA would help. It’s sad that the SEC would rather see players transfer outside the conference.
I’d like to know why the 1980U fanbase is so concerned about one player joining a team who has cracked the top ten one year in the last four, while 1980U was in the top 3 every year in that same period. Seems to be an irrational fear to me.
If the SEC signs off on this…Tennessee’s offensive line is going to be great…opening some big-holes for those runingbacks. Now as long as they can keep enough players suited up…the Vols will be good this year.
Make the kid sit. Rules are rules. To date, no one has been allowed to transfer within the conference without sitting a year. No reason to bend them now.
Why are you so hateful that you want to punish a kid for transferring? He doesn’t love your school. Get over it.
You’re alright man…glad to see another SEC fan make positive comments for a team that isn’t their own.
He needs to sit. Rules are rules.
That’s not how life works. There are built in exceptions for this situation, so rules aren’t rules. Your feelings are just hurt. Toughen up buttercup.
Thats how life’s supposed to work. Why have any then. If he had a legit reason it would be different but he doesn’t. Why make an exception for him when you didn’t for others.
Let me get you some tissues. My understanding is that losing one player from your roster is a non-issue as you can just go next man up. So time to move on.
LSUMC, Which one of those “built in exceptions” applies to the Mays transfer? I’ll wait for that answer.
Maybe he didn’t want to be in the same meeting room for hours on end, for the rest of his college career, with Clay Webb.
The ncaa has already approved him, so shouldn’t you ask them?
There is a law in my town that you have to have your alligator on a leash if you walk him downtown. Just because it is an outdated rule doesn’t make it right. I guess that since rules are rules you have never broken or bent any that didn’t make sense to you.
So 2 years in a row, the Vols get 5 star transfers who are allowed to play immediately. No head coaching change or special circumstances. Lady Vol Evana Westbrook transfers out after the coach who recruited her was fired, and she was forced to sit out last year. She transferred to UCONN, nowhere near the SEC. This may be the most unfair decision I have ever witnessed. Maybe M’Marr Chase will decide to play this season and transfer to Bama. That is how ridiculous this is.
What do Vol fans and BLM have in common? They both cry, whine, piss and moan until they get their way.
Just read Jaylen Waddle and Christian Barmore want to go to Florida. Hey, no problem, with them playing this year. Only the desperate to be relevant UT fan base sees this as fair.
And have yet to hear any of them explain why their own Evana Westbrook had to sit out last year.
No one here sounds more desperate than you. Do you think the winning streak against Tennessee is in danger this year? Why else would you post such nonsense.
At least our coach stands behind his players and when they transfer try not to block it from happening. Nobody here is whining except you. Everyone else gets granted a waiver and Mays didn’t at first for some reason. If he was on your team you would probably be scratching your head. But because he’s on an opposing team you have to come on here and cry about it.
Nobody is whining??? From the time his transfer was denied, all we heard from EVERYONE in the state, including the freaking governor, was wahhhhb, Free Cade Mays….wahhhhh.
If a player committed to Alabama, changed his mind, gives us the finger on the way out, and signs with LSU??? No one from the coaching staff to the fanbase would want him back. Then again, we recruit well and develop players. Saban does not need to bring in a transfer, beg for a waiver and put him right into the starting lineup.
Not begging for anything, we would be fine without him. It’s the idea of doing the right thing considering what this year has brought us so far.
I could be wrong but doesn’t Kirby also have to sign off on the transfer. Saban had to sign off on Smith moving to Georgia. Did they change that part of the rule? If not it will be interesting to see what Kirby does.
Smith was a GRADUATE transfer.
Saban still had to sign off on it. Now the rule is for a graduate you don’t have too. Kirby had to sign off on mays just like Malzahn had to sign off for Gatewood
Thank you for the informative post. Answered my question. I will say that we don’t know if Kirby has signed off like Gus did. We will have to wait and see what the SEC does.
0kay. Saban still had to sign off since he was transferring in conference. I clearly remember the brouhaha about that. So, if you want to respond, why not answer the actual question. Does the coach still have to release them from their scholarship via the SEC bylaws or did that get changed? I disagree with your opinion about the Mays waiver but that wasn’t my post. I posed a legitimate question about the process.
That rule changed a year ago. Grad Transfers don’t need any type of sign off. The Mays situation has nothing to do with that rule change. There is no single reason he should be allowed to play. Imagine Nick Bosa leaving Ohio St in tje offseason and playing for Michigan the next year. Ludicrous
You’re a petty little thing. Why would an Alabama fan care this much? You sound more like a disgruntled UGA fan.
Gee, thanks.
Let em go wherever and whenever they want. And allow to make as money as they can.
Times are changing.
If a player transfers he should play if both coaches sign off. Cade Mays should sit a year. Given the fact his father has sued the puppies and created drama over a 10 dollar malfunctioning chair should be evidence of ridiculousness. More drama on the horizon. Not the kids fault but man how stupid.
His fathers lawsuit shouldn’t Play any part in the kid playing or not..
For those who have asked, there are 2 reasons this bothers me so much. First, I have always been a huge UCONN women’s basketball fan. E. Westbrook, a talented UT player, transferred out, after her coach was fired. The NCAA made her sit out last year. I have always felt a player should be allowed to transfer if they lose their head coach. So do the math, DT A. Soloman transfers last year to UT, no special circumstances, allowed to play immediately. Now the same with Mays. Transfer into UT play immediately; transfer out and sit a year. That is what the NCAA is telling us. Second, look at the terrible prescident this is setting. This guy said “screw you” to the Vols and their fanbase, went to a rival and was coached and developed for 2 years, then decides to go back to their rival. Come on, be real, there is no way whatsoever this should happen.
Has anyone figured out the rule on whether or not Kirby has to sign off on this? If so, why on earth would he?