There are no trades in college football. Players can’t move from one roster to another midseason. Yet the latter part of September and the early part of October on the college football calendar have still somehow managed to revolve around player movement.
In this case, be it Matthew Sluka at UNLV or Bear Alexander at USC, the big headline the last week is players choosing to sit out midseason and redshirt. Wisconsin running back Chez Mellusi told The Athletic on Thursday evening that he was stepping away from the team while rehabbing an injury. It’s a different situation — Mellusi is indeed banged-up and is likely going to pursue a medical redshirt — but it’s a similar concept.
This isn’t new. Kelly Bryant started this trend back in 2018 when the transfer portal first came into existence. He got benched for Trevor Lawrence. So, he entered the portal and saved his year of eligibility. Other notable names like D’Eriq King have done it, too.
