re: Barnett's time in Tuscaloosa

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just hoping barnett stays on because if he transfers he'll have to sit a year and would only be one more year away

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Not if he can graduate in 3 years.

As a grad transfer, he could go anywhere (outside the SEC), play immediately, and since his first year was a redshirt, he'd have two left to play.

As someone else said up thread, if Hurts takes over (and barring injury or some inexplicable massive collapse, that is a done deal) and Kiffin gets a head job this off season, it would make complete sense for Barnett to go with him.

He looked fine when he came back in with a lead and he will very likely make a fine college quarterback but he's not Jalen Hurts. He's good enough to play and star somewhere, just not here. If/when he leaves, I hope he does well.

Bateman, on the other hand, I can see staying. He's not young with next level potential. His transfer opportunities would be to go the Morris/Ely route and head to a mid-major or a bottom tier P5 program for nothing more than the chance to start. On the other hand, he can spend his last year at Bama where he'll be the starting holder - which is a very important job and one he has done the last two seasons without a single frickup - and get regular playing time at QB behind Hurts while Tua redshirts.