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Former Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson is officially headed to Florida State, but if it weren’t for his former school’s restrictions, things might have ended a bit differently. In an interview with Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman, Golson revealed that Notre Dame did block Texas as a transfer destination, given the fact that the Irish play the Longhorns to open the 2015 season. Golson told Feldman that it was “pretty awkward”, but expected.
“I would’ve definitely entertained it, but just knowing that I couldn’t, it kinda limited me,” Golson said. “It was pretty awkward, but it was kind of expected. It would’ve been interesting to see Texas. They (Notre Dame) basically limited me to the schools that we wouldn’t play. I wasn’t really surprised by it.
…I just kinda left it alone. The biggest thing for me was I wanted to be somewhere down south, too. They didn’t necessarily block me from something I was strongly considering except maybe Texas.”
Golson did mention that he appreciated how Notre Dame’s compliance team helped walk him through the “nerve-wracking” process, however.
This isn’t a huge deal, though back in early May, ESPN’s Brett McMurphy reported that Notre Dame told him that it didn’t block any of Golson’s 10 potential transfer destinations. Perhaps those 10 schools were decided after Golson was informed of the program’s restrictions.
Former Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson is officially headed to Florida State, but if it weren’t for his former school’s restrictions, things might have ended a bit differently. In an interview with Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman, Golson revealed that Notre Dame did block Texas as a transfer destination, given the fact that the Irish play the Longhorns to open the 2015 season. Golson told Feldman that it was “pretty awkward”, but expected.
“I would’ve definitely entertained it, but just knowing that I couldn’t, it kinda limited me,” Golson said. “It was pretty awkward, but it was kind of expected. It would’ve been interesting to see Texas. They (Notre Dame) basically limited me to the schools that we wouldn’t play. I wasn’t really surprised by it.
…I just kinda left it alone. The biggest thing for me was I wanted to be somewhere down south, too. They didn’t necessarily block me from something I was strongly considering except maybe Texas.”
Golson did mention that he appreciated how Notre Dame’s compliance team helped walk him through the “nerve-wracking” process, however.
This isn’t a huge deal, though back in early May, ESPN’s Brett McMurphy reported that Notre Dame told him that it didn’t block any of Golson’s 10 potential transfer destinations. Perhaps those 10 schools were decided after Golson was informed of the program’s restrictions.
