Gators sign Louisiana OL transfer Kamryn Waites
Another player in the transfer portal has opted to finish their career with the Florida Gators.
Kamryn Waites, a 6-foot-8, 358-pound offensive tackle, has been announced as the latest addition to UF’s program. He signed with Louisiana last summer, playing in three games as a true freshman, and entered the transfer portal on Dec. 21.
Now, the Dallas, Texas native is now following in the footsteps of Napier by joining forces with the Gators. He is considered a part of the 2022 class and the second offensive lineman to sign with the SEC program, joining Christian Williams.
The Gators also hold a commitment from Jalen Farmer, who officially visits on Jan. 14, but the Peach State native is signing in February.
Jack Miller, a former Ohio State quarterback, recently signed with Napier’s program as well.
Prior to signing with the Ragin’ Cajuns, Waites did not report any additional scholarship offers. He played basketball on the prep level as well.
NCAA Transfer Portal Background
The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.
The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.
Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.
The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.
A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.
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