1. We need all the help we can get on OL, so this is bad news.
2. If he couldn't crack the starting lineup on this year's team, how could he possibly help us in the future.
I do hate to see him go, but I doubt it's going to be a huge loss unless we have a lot of injuries next year. And I agree with Irondawg, most players who would transfer out now probably know they can't play in the SEC. In fact, I've always thought that teams are almost always as good or better off after a player transfers out than before.