DT Walter Nolen is the NEW No. 1 in the transfer portal | Florida QB Graham Mertz joins | Dear Andy

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🗓️ 7 December 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Thank you to Gametime for sponsoring today's episode! Bowl Season is days away, don't miss your chance to watch your favorite team. Download the Gametime App and enter code: STAPLES for $20 off your first purchase, terms apply. Last Minute Tickets, Lowest Prices, Guaranteed. (0:00-9:00) Intro - Walter Nolen in the Portal, A&M Players (9:01-11:29) Texas A&M Hires Collin Klein as OC (11:30-17:29) More Portal News (17:30-33:46) Florida QB Graham Mertz Interview (33:47-43:29) Dear Andy, Portal QB's Making Decision (43:30-47:39) King of Transfer Portal (47:40-53:28) Florida State's Motive for the SEC? (53:29-57:10) Sam's Hypothetical with Alabama-Michigan (57:11-59:21) CFP Expansion Revenue Lost (59:22-1:03:24) Is this the worst CFP Field in its era? (1:03:25-1:04:11) Conclusion There's a new No. 1 in On3's transfer portal rankings, and it's defensive tackle Walter Nolen. Nolen, a sophomore at Texas A&M, announced Sunday that he was entering the portal, but he didn't officially enter until Wednesday. Now it's a question of where he's going. Tennessee? Michigan? Alabama? Florida State? Meanwhile, Kansas State offensive coordinator Collin Klein is coming to Texas A&M. The former Wildcats quarterback is leaving his alma mater to run the offense for new Aggies coach Mike Elko. Next, Florida quarterback Graham Mertz joins the show. Mertz, who went through the transfer process last year, explains what it's like to be a QB in the portal. He also tells the painful story of the broken collarbone that ended his season. Plus, the proud Kansas City native will have none of Andy's KC barbecue slander. Then it's time for Andy to answer your questions, and you have some great ones... Is situation or scheme more important for a transfer portal QB? Which coach is the reigning king of the transfer portal? Want to watch the show instead? Head on over to YouTube! https://youtube.com/live/z8erRkbIjug

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0:00.0	Welcome to Andy Staples on three.
0:05.0	It is a dear Andy show.
0:06.8	And we also have a very special interview for you with Florida quarterback Graham Mertz,
0:11.0	who was in the transfer portal this time last year.
0:13.5	And he explains what it's like in there.
0:16.0	Is it scary?
0:16.7	Is it dark?
0:17.8	Well, a lot of players are finding out what it feels like to be in the transfer portal
0:21.4	because more and more are pouring in by the day, including one who officially entered on
0:28.8	Wednesday and immediately shot to the top of our on three transfer portal rankings. Texas
0:34.7	A&M defensive lineman Walter Nolan, the type of player we've talked about
0:38.8	all season, offseason, really since the transfer portal became a thing.
0:45.7	The type of player doesn't enter very often, a game-changing potentially defensive lineman.
0:50.7	This was a five-star defensive lineman, Simon, Texas and him in the 2022 class played quite a bit. Is the type of player who can change games from the interior
1:01.8	of the defensive line? And that is not the type of player who enters the transfer portal
1:05.8	very often. So Walter Nolan, who announced on Sunday night that he was going to enter,
1:12.0	did officially enter on Wednesday. And that's the thing. With these things, you never know.
1:15.3	I had checked with somebody at Texas A&M as early as Wednesday morning, just saying,
1:20.3	hey, is there a chance to get him back? Is it, nope. And they said, it's Walter. It'll,
1:26.8	it'll happen when it happens. And it did.
1:29.7	It is now Wednesday night. Walter's in the portal. And I'm noticing by the comments in the chat that
1:38.0	people seem to think they know where he's going. So Phil Miller, Walter's coming to Tennessee,
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