Tirese Barge has announced on twitter that he is departing Tulane and has submitted himself to the Transfer Portal, awaiting recruiting. Since his name is no longer on the official roster, that means he's out for the bowl game also. Regardless, I'm sorry to see him go. With Will Harper and Larry Bryant graduating, he was the only experienced nickel we had returning. Even from his high school tapes, he was clearly an aggressive player with "big play" potential. Apparently, his errors on the field kept him from "beating out" Harper. It will be interesting where he lands. Will an FBS school be willing to give him a two year scholarship to sit out a transfer year (and redshirt) to play the second year? Or, will he be going to an FCS school with a better chance to play more minutes but play immediately. I understand he was unhappy with his minutes in the past but I'm not sure he'll get a lot more next year even at an FCS than he would have gotten next year with the Wave. Either way, I wish him well. He gave us some exciting moments.
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